Gradual Resumption of Operations at Yangcheon-gu Senior Citizen Cafeterias

Yangcheon Senior Welfare Center, Seoseoul Senior Welfare Center, and Sinwol Comprehensive Social Welfare Center Senior Dining Halls to Gradually Reopen from the 27th... Operations Resume While Adhering to Living Quarantine Rules Including Full-Body Disinfection Before Entry and Acrylic Dividers on Dining Tables

Welfare center cafeteria with installed acrylic panels

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Kim Soo-young) will gradually resume the operation of senior citizen cafeterias, which had been temporarily suspended to prevent the spread of COVID-19, starting from the 27th, to provide high-quality meals to the elderly.

Since March, as part of measures to overcome COVID-19, the district had inevitably suspended the operation of senior cafeterias and, concerned about nutritional deficiencies among the elderly, provided meals six times a week with cooked meal lunchboxes (Mon, Wed, Fri) and substitute foods (Tue, Thu, Sat).

Recently, as the government eased social distancing measures compared to before, Yangcheon-gu, considering various situations such as the risk of food poisoning due to rising temperatures, will pilot the reopening of senior cafeterias in three local welfare centers starting from the 27th.

The welfare centers participating in the pilot operation are Yangcheon Senior Welfare Center, West Seoul Senior Welfare Center, and Sinwol Comprehensive Social Welfare Center. Instead of cooked meal lunchboxes three times a week (Mon, Wed, Fri), meals will be prepared directly at the senior cafeterias to provide quality meals to the elderly.

Additionally, to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and ensure the safety of the elderly, the district is preparing to create a comfortable and safe dining environment by installing care gates (full-body disinfectors) at the welfare center entrances for full-body disinfection before entry, installing acrylic partitions on tables to prevent droplet infection, arranging seats in a single row to maintain distance between users, and designating meal times by dividing users into 2 to 4 groups for staggered serving.

Kim Soo-young, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, said, “We ask the elderly using the senior cafeterias to cooperate by wearing masks, washing hands, practicing cough etiquette, and following the five major living quarantine rules to ensure that the cafeterias can operate safely.”

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