Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin, "Transitioning COVID-19 Prevention to Citizen Participation Model"

Announcement of Public Address on the 50th Day Since the First Confirmed Case

Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin is delivering a public address at Daegu City Hall on the morning of the 7th.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Kwon Young-jin, Mayor of Daegu (photo), announced in a public address to citizens on the 7th, the 50th day since the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), that "the direction of COVID-19 quarantine measures will shift from being led by quarantine authorities to a citizen participation model."

Daegu City explained that it plans to launch a city-wide movement by establishing 'COVID-19 Citizen Life Guidelines' in various fields such as culture, sports, transportation, religion, education, and childcare.

Mayor Kwon emphasized, "We must establish lifestyles and preventive measures that block the spread of COVID-19 and minimize damage in economic sectors such as companies, traditional markets, and restaurants," adding, "At the same time, we will focus on quickly forming a public-private joint emergency economic countermeasures headquarters to revive the collapsing economy."

Preparing for a resurgence of infectious diseases, Mayor Kwon stated, "We will secure 2,000 hospital beds and a 3,000-room residential treatment center, and prepare protective equipment such as masks and protective suits, as well as medical devices in advance."

Regarding the contraction of businesses and the stagnation of the ordinary economy due to the prolonged COVID-19 situation, he said, "In addition to emergency livelihood funds, we will inject 141.3 billion won in emergency welfare expenses to ensure that citizens facing difficulties receive support without omission."

He also proposed a plan to provide consumption coupons worth 400,000 won per person to households with children under the age of 7, regardless of income. Concerning the government’s disaster relief funds, Mayor Kwon said, "We will also prepare the 117.5 billion won matching cost that Daegu City must bear without fail so that all citizens can receive support."

On the same day, Daegu City announced a plan to provide survival funds of 1 million won each to small business owners and all establishments that participated in social distancing. Approximately 200,000 self-employed and small business owners are expected to benefit.

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