Gwanak-gu Mayor Park Jun-hee Joins 'Kind Mask Sharing' by Making Cotton Masks

Leading the 'Good Mask Sharing' to Ensure Health Masks Reach Vulnerable Groups

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] All employees of Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) have personally donated health masks of KF80 or higher for vulnerable health groups, practicing a warm sharing movement where they receive cloth masks made by volunteers in return, drawing attention.

In a situation where health masks are in short supply, healthy people with relatively low risk of infection can block the spread of infectious diseases by using cloth masks alone, gathering voluntary concession and consideration.

To this end, the Gwanak-gu Volunteer Center rolled up its sleeves to recruit resident volunteers skilled in using sewing machines and hand sewing to produce cloth masks.

Every day, about 70 volunteers are focusing on making cloth masks at joint workshops such as Dolsam Happy Village and Sillim Women's Classroom in Gwanak-gu.

On the 18th, Mayor Park Jun-hee also visited Dolsam Happy Village and Sillim Women's Classroom in turn to encourage volunteers who are passionately engaged in making cloth masks and participated in daily cloth mask production.

Mayor Park Jun-hee said, "I am infinitely grateful to the volunteers who are making cloth masks themselves by utilizing their talents," and added, "Volunteers who look after their neighbors especially in difficult times are the true heroes of this era."

Since it is a sensitive time due to the spread of COVID-19, the district has completed disinfection throughout the joint workshops and is making every effort to manage the safety of volunteers by providing masks and hand sanitizers within the workshops.

Furthermore, the district plans to continuously promote the cloth mask-wearing campaign to ensure that health masks can be distributed more to vulnerable health groups who really need them, aiming for the rapid end of COVID-19.

Mayor Park Jun-hee said, "I hope the good mask-sharing relay that started in the public office spreads throughout Gwanak-gu and helps many residents who have difficulty purchasing masks," and added, "Although it is a difficult time, if everyone works together, we can overcome COVID-19 as soon as possible."

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