Gwangju City Installs 'Partitions' in Cafeterias

Gwangju Metropolitan City has installed and is operating 'partitions' from the 23rd to prevent COVID-19 infection among employees using the government office cafeteria and to practice social distancing. Photo by Gwangju Metropolitan City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 23rd that it has installed transparent partitions in the government office cafeteria and started operating them to prevent COVID-19 infections among employees using the cafeteria.

The installation of partitions was promoted to practice social distancing among public officials using the cafeteria, as COVID-19 confirmed cases have recently increased among central government officials and others.

Previously, Gwangju installed transparent partitions at the civil service office and civil service information desks as a measure to prevent mass infections.

Additionally, from the 25th until the COVID-19 severe stage is lifted, Gwangju plans to prioritize telecommuting for pregnant women, chronic disease patients, parents of children in daycare centers and lower grades of elementary school, and public officials with long commutes. Through this, it is expected to minimize crowded working conditions in offices and help prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

Earlier, since the 13th, Gwangju has increased the cafeteria closure days to four times a week to encourage public officials to use nearby restaurants facing economic difficulties and participate in overcoming the crisis. Furthermore, the cafeteria operates a daily cleanliness day every Friday to thoroughly manage hygiene and cleanliness.

In addition, to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks within the government building, since March, some entrances have been closed, and quarantine equipment such as thermal cameras and personal disinfectors have been installed and operated at two entrances.

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