Mayor Park Won-soon Requests Continued Cooperation from Catholic and Christian Communities for COVID-19 Prevention

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that Mayor Park Won-soon met consecutively with representatives of the Catholic and Christian communities on the 6th and requested that they continue to strictly adhere to the 7 major infection prevention guidelines to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

At 10 a.m. that day, Mayor Park met with Cardinal Yeom Soo-jung, Father Heo Young-yeop, and Father Won Jong-hyun at the Archbishop's office of the Seoul Archdiocese and expressed his gratitude for their active cooperation with the quarantine authorities so far.

He is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. at the Korea Christian Hall in Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, with Kim Tae-young and Moon Soo-seok, co-chairmen of the Korea Christian Federation, and at 11:20 a.m. with Lee Hong-jung, General Secretary of the National Council of Churches in Korea.

The 7 guidelines from the Seoul Metropolitan Government are ▲checking for symptoms such as fever, cough, and pharyngitis ▲wearing masks ▲providing and using hand sanitizers ▲maintaining a distance of 1 to 2 meters or more between worshippers ▲disinfecting the church before and after services ▲prohibiting meal provision ▲designating an infection control officer and keeping a list of attendees.

The government has shifted the 'social distancing' measures to 'everyday distancing' from this day to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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