Daejeon City Blocks Infectious Disease Spread in Multi-Use Facilities... Recommends Church Meeting Restraint

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Daejeon City is taking proactive measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in local multi-use facilities.

On the 5th, the city announced that it will strengthen both inspections and support for compliance with infectious disease prevention guidelines, focusing on facilities frequently used by unspecified many people in enclosed spaces such as karaoke rooms, PC rooms, video rooms, and bookstores.

First, to prevent COVID-19 from spreading into the local community through these facilities, the city plans to provide hand sanitizers and disinfectants to each facility to enable self-disinfection activities.

According to a survey conducted by the city last month on these local multi-use facilities, the average rate of hand sanitizer availability was only 62.1%, and the posting rate of prevention guidelines was just 34.5%.

Accordingly, the city will support the necessary disinfection supplies for infectious disease prevention at each facility and, in cooperation with autonomous districts, will conduct frequent inspections to ensure that prevention guidelines are properly followed inside these facilities.

In particular, the city plans to request local churches to refrain from holding gatherings and events where many congregants assemble. The city has previously recommended large churches switch their Sunday services to online services.

However, the city understands that more than half of the churches in the region are still planning to hold Sunday services. While some churches have taken swift measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (such as switching to online services and restricting church entry), many churches continue to hold in-person services, thereby increasing the risk of infectious disease spread.

A city official stated, “The city will focus all efforts on preventing the spread of COVID-19 by thoroughly implementing disinfection and inspections, especially in facilities (places) where many citizens gather and use.”

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