Gwangju City, Nationwide First to Operate 'Mobile Quarantine Volunteer Vehicle'

Implementation of Day-Based Regional Quarantine... Intensive Quarantine in Vulnerable Areas on Saturdays

On the afternoon of the 10th, Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, conducted disinfection volunteer activities with volunteers at Ssangchon Jugong Apartments in Seo-gu to prevent the spread of COVID-19 community infections, and then inspected a mobile disinfection volunteer vehicle. Photo by Gwangju Metropolitan City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City is operating the nation’s first mobile disinfection volunteer vehicle in collaboration with volunteers.

According to Gwangju City on the 10th, the ‘mobile disinfection volunteer vehicle’ was designed to carry out disinfection quickly and promptly. Until now, when disinfection volunteer work requests came in, volunteers were recruited, disinfection supplies were loaded, and disinfection was conducted in the designated area, which took at least 1 to 2 days.

The newly introduced mobile disinfection volunteer vehicle is equipped with necessary disinfection supplies and circulates around the Gwangju area by vehicle, immediately disinfecting wherever citizens request.

On the 10th, Gwangju City started operating the mobile disinfection volunteer vehicle with Mayor Lee Yong-seop and about 30 volunteers participating, disinfecting the entrance of Ssangchon Jugong Apartments and the corridors of 6 buildings (1,160 households).

Going forward, the disinfection vehicle will disinfect high-traffic areas frequented by citizens at least once daily on a rotating weekday schedule by district.

The weekday rotation by district is as follows: ▲ Dong-gu on Tuesday (Asia Culture Center → Chosun University → Dong-gu Office) ▲ Seo-gu on Monday (City Hall → U-Square → Punggeum Intersection) ▲ Nam-gu on Wednesday (Nam-gu Office → Bongseon-dong → Jinwol-dong) ▲ Buk-gu on Thursday (Malbau Market → Chonnam National University → Uchi Park) ▲ Gwangsan-gu on Friday (Kookmin Bank Intersection → Nambu University → Cheomdan Lotte Mart).

Additionally, on Saturdays, focused disinfection activities will be conducted in vulnerable areas such as Songjeong Station and Gwangcheon Terminal.

In particular, the disinfection vehicle bears the phrase, “Let’s eradicate COVID-19! Let’s overcome it, citizens of Gwangju! Let’s unite, volunteers! Let’s support the medical staff!” to encourage citizens weary from COVID-19.

Besides disinfection activities, the vehicle will also distribute hand sanitizers in high-traffic areas, conduct social distancing campaigns urging citizens to refrain from going out and postpone gatherings, and carry out campaigns to inform about COVID-19 prevention guidelines.

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