Yeosu City Officials Lead Efforts to Support Local Restaurants Struggling Due to COVID-19

Actively Searching for Restaurants Linked to Contacts, Urging Thorough Hygiene in Local Restaurants

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Chunsu] As citizens are reluctant to use stores visited by confirmed COVID-19 patients due to anxiety, a local government in Jeonnam is setting an example by having its employees visit first and take the lead.

Public officials in Yeosu City, Jeonnam, are playing a significant role in normalizing business by using a restaurant that suffered great damage after being included in the movement path of a confirmed COVID-19 patient.

The restaurant closed and entered self-quarantine after a confirmed case was reported in Yeosu on the 29th of last month and was included in the patient's movement path, but resumed operations on the 8th.

Choi Youngcheol, Director of the Food Hygiene Division, said, "Through the participation of public officials, we want to share even a little of the difficulties faced by the local economy, which has been stagnant due to COVID-19."

He also visited the Yeosu branch of the Korea Foodservice Industry Association and urged, "Please actively participate in designating and operating 'Provincial Safe Restaurants,' where customers can sit side by side in one direction, use individual side dishes, wear masks for business owners and workers, and thoroughly disinfect the premises so that citizens can visit restaurants with peace of mind."

Meanwhile, Yeosu City is making every effort to revive the local economy by expanding the closure of in-house cafeterias to twice a week, resulting in about 750 people visiting external restaurants daily.

They operate a "Visit Our Neighborhood Alley Restaurant Day for All Employees," visiting local restaurants every Wednesday (Family Love Day) and on the second and fourth Fridays of each month (On-time Leave Day), appealing for civic participation through a certification photo relay.

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