86,000 Weekend Visitors to Bukhansan Despite COVID-19... 9.6% Increase Compared to Previous Week

Minister Jong-Rae Cho Inspects Quarantine Situation... Preparing for Transition to 'Everyday Social Distancing'
Preliminary Review of Detailed Guidelines... Clarifying Hygiene and Quarantine Rules for Managers' Compliance

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] The number of visitors to Bukhansan National Park increased by nearly 10% compared to the previous week. Minister of Environment Cho Myung-rae inspected the COVID-19 response and quarantine measures at Bukhansan National Park.

According to the Ministry of Environment on the 29th, the number of visitors to Bukhansan National Park over the past weekend (25th-26th) was 86,220, which is a 9.6% increase compared to 78,684 visitors during the previous weekend (18th-19th).

In response, Minister Cho visited Bukhansan National Park to check the quarantine situation to prevent COVID-19 infection. The visit was arranged to assess the progress of quarantine measures at Bukhansan, a mountainous national park with many visitors, in preparation for the transition from 'social distancing' to 'everyday distancing.'

Minister Cho received a report on the current 'visitor distancing' measures being implemented at Bukhansan National Park and checked the quarantine status of multi-use facilities. He also inspected the progress of safety measures such as securing visitor spacing and one-way traffic to ensure safe visits.

Additionally, ahead of the transition to the everyday quarantine system, he pre-examined the draft detailed guidelines for 'everyday distancing' prepared by the Ministry of Environment, reviewing their applicability and appropriateness.

The Ministry of Environment and the Korea National Park Service have specified hygiene rules and quarantine guidelines that users, visitors, facility operators, and managers must follow in the detailed 'everyday distancing' guidelines, considering the spatial characteristics of national parks.

In particular, infection control officers were designated for each facility such as national park offices and ecological exploration centers, and measures were established including ▲forming cooperation systems with related organizations ▲maintaining a distance of 2 meters (at least 1 meter) and keeping to the right ▲strengthening disinfection and ventilation of multi-use facilities ▲and setting operation and management standards for shelters, campgrounds, and exploration centers.

Minister Cho stated, "National parks are spaces visited by 40 million people annually and serve as resting places for the public, so they must be protected as safe zones from COVID-19. We will continue visitor distancing while thoroughly preparing for the transition to 'everyday distancing,' finalize quarantine guidelines through expert review, and implement them accordingly."

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