160 Apartment Complexes in Seongbuk-gu Equipped with Elevator Hand Sanitizers

Distribution of Disinfectants for Multi-use Facilities Completed... Closure of Multi-use Facilities and Holding of Residents' Representative Meetings Advised Against

Seungro Lee, Mayor of Seongbuk-gu (left in the photo), is inspecting with Cheonil Bae, President of the Residents' Representative Meeting of Seokgwan Doosan Apartment, to check if there are any inconveniences after installing hand sanitizers.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) has placed hand sanitizers in 1,665 elevators across 160 apartment complexes to prevent community transmission of COVID-19 in multi-family housing.

Recently, suspected cases of infection inside elevators have occurred, and with apartment complex managers testing positive, secondary and tertiary infections have emerged, increasing anxiety among residents living in these complexes.

In response, Seongbuk-gu, where the residential rate of multi-family housing exceeds 55%, has taken proactive measures by installing hand sanitizers in elevators to prevent community transmission of the virus.

At this point, without a specific treatment vaccine, maintaining hand hygiene is the safest preventive measure to protect health from COVID-19, which is why hand sanitizers have been placed in every elevator in multi-family housing for residents' safety.

So far, Seongbuk-gu has been preventing community infections in apartment complexes by posting COVID-19 prevention guidelines, distributing disinfectant spray for multi-use facilities, recommending the closure of multi-use facilities within complexes, advising against holding residents' representative meetings, and if unavoidable, recommending mask-wearing and hand sanitizing before meetings.

Mayor Lee Seung-ro of Seongbuk-gu said, “We understand the concern about possibly being infected by the virus while using elevators, which are enclosed spaces with poor ventilation. When using elevators, please wear masks for yourself and your neighbors, and disinfect your hands with sanitizer when exiting the elevator to help protect the health of our community. Additionally, I especially ask for your cooperation in maintaining social distancing for the time being.”

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