Guro Call Center Closure Lifted

Partition height over 90cm, maintaining distance of at least 1.5m, installation of partitions in break rooms... Only essential staff such as management work on floors 7-9, other employees work from home... Indefinite extension of closure on 11th floor

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Guro-gu (Mayor Lee Sung) conducted a safety inspection and disinfection of the 7th to 12th floors of the Korea Building (610 Gyeongin-ro, Guro-gu), which had remained closed, on the afternoon of the 22nd, one day before the full reopening of the building.

Guro-gu first checked whether the safety measures requested for the call center had been implemented.

The inspection items included ▲ installation of partitions at least 90cm high ▲ maintaining a distance of at least 1.5m between employees ▲ installation of partitions in the break room ▲ provision of hygiene supplies such as hand sanitizers, thermometers, and masks in the office.

The inspection confirmed that the measures requested by the district office had been implemented. Additionally, Guro-gu provided guidelines for call center operations and employee conduct. These included employee hygiene management, visitor management, and building disinfection and sterilization.

Guro-gu stated that if the district office’s recommendations are not followed, it will issue another closure order.

About 30 people participated in the disinfection carried out simultaneously with the inspection, including the Guro-gu Public Health Center’s disinfection team and the building tenants’ disinfection teams. The Public Health Center team disinfected floors, hallways, elevators, and offices, while the tenant teams disinfected office furniture and door handles.

The Korea Building will have all floors reopened on the 23rd. However, only essential personnel, including managers and 20-30% of the staff, will report to work at the 7th to 9th floor call centers reopening this time. Other employees will work from home. Two companies located on the 10th floor will also work remotely until the 29th, and the call center on the 11th floor, which had many confirmed cases, will extend its closure indefinitely. The 12th floor has been closed since before any confirmed cases occurred.

A Guro-gu official stated, “Even after lifting the closure order, we will continue to verify the implementation of safety measures at the call center and carry out thorough disinfection of the building and surrounding areas.”

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