Changwon City Strengthens Surveillance of Women's Welfare Facilities Amid Concerns Over Small-Scale COVID-19 Cluster Infections

Employees of the Women and Family Division of Changwon City are conducting surveillance activities at women's public facilities (Photo by Changwon City Hall).

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kang Sharon] Changwon City, Gyeongnam Province announced on the 18th that it will strengthen surveillance activities for 14 facilities supporting female victims of violence and single-parent family welfare facilities in the area to prevent and contain the spread of COVID-19 small-scale cluster infections.

The city requested these facilities to ▲ designate daytime and nighttime management officers ▲ refrain from entering or going out to multi-use facilities after work for facility workers ▲ prohibit unnecessary outings of residents and minimize movement by accompanying staff when outings are necessary.

Additionally, the city is conducting daily monitoring of each facility through ▲ enhanced disinfection at least once a week ▲ implementation of self-disinfection within the facility ▲ securing and managing isolation spaces per facility ▲ intensive monitoring of new residents ▲ thorough management of social service personnel.

Lee Sun-hee, head of the Women and Family Division of Changwon City, said, "We appreciate the hard work of the staff and residents of women’s welfare facilities who are going through difficult times due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic," and added, "We will do our best to block the entry of COVID-19 into social welfare facilities, which are vulnerable to infection."

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