Promotion of the 'Social Distancing' Project with Gwangjin Residents

Establishing Cooperation System with Religious Community to Prevent Indoor Infection Spread during Religious Events... Providing Online Cultural Programs Enjoyable at Home... Installing Transparent Barriers in Key District Office Civil Service Desks to Minimize Face-to-Face Contact... Promoting Non-Face-to-Face Interactive Video Meetings and Remote Work

An electronic billboard located near Gunja Bridge displays a 'Social Distancing Campaign' message.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Seon-gap) has established a ‘Pause Task Force (TF)’ to prevent the spread of COVID-19 community infections and is promoting the ‘Social Distancing, Pause’ project together with its residents.

The district proposes practical ways for residents to participate in the ‘Pause’ initiative and encourages collective involvement.

Accordingly, since February 7, the district has sent cooperation letters to religious facilities in the area, requesting restraint in religious ceremonies to prevent indoor infection spread, and asking for temperature checks, hand sanitization, and mask-wearing upon entry for worship services, masses, and Buddhist ceremonies.

The district provides guidance and connections for companies wishing to implement telecommuting to use related systems free of charge.

Additionally, during the pause period, cultural and sports lecture programs that families can enjoy together at home will be offered through the district’s website and social media platforms.

Moreover, a photo and video contest under the theme ‘Life with Family’ will be held, with awards and small gifts planned for participants.

Furthermore, multi-use facilities such as cultural and sports centers will be fully closed, and the district plans to purchase additional e-books for public libraries to support residents in practicing the pause in various ways.

As part of the ‘Social Distancing’ campaign, the district has installed 165 transparent partitions at 22 civil service counters with frequent face-to-face contact in the district office, public health center, and community service centers to minimize direct contact.

Along with this, visitors entering the district office are required to undergo temperature checks, hand sanitization, and wear masks to receive civil petitions.

The district has canceled or postponed events, meetings, and cultural programs involving large gatherings, and when unavoidable, work-related meetings are being replaced with online video conferences.

Also, telecommuting will be implemented for pregnant women, individuals with underlying conditions, and other immune-compromised persons who wish to participate.

Furthermore, to promote the ‘Pause’ campaign, the district is conducting a relay campaign where promotional image files are shared with acquaintances and encouraging changes to SNS profiles. Alongside this, at six subway stations including Konkuk University, Gangbyeon, and Guui Station, a ‘Good Mask Sharing Event’ is being held where unused masks can be donated in exchange for cloth masks and hand sanitizers, running concurrently with the ‘Pause’ campaign.

Since the 13th, the district has also conducted on-site inspections of 1,121 multi-use establishments such as PC rooms and karaoke rooms, where many people gather closely, to check disinfection and mask-wearing compliance to prevent COVID-19 spread.

Kim Seon-gap, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, stated, “Although the number of confirmed cases in Daegu and Gyeongbuk, which had rapidly increased, is now stabilizing, we cannot let our guard down as cluster infections are occurring mainly in densely populated Seoul and the metropolitan area. At times like this, we must abandon the complacent thought of ‘I alone will be fine’ and all participate in the ‘Social Distancing’ campaign to overcome this crisis together.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.