Gangnam-gu, Sequential Reopening of District Facilities in Line with Daily Quarantine Measures

Resumption of Operations Starting with Non-Contact Programs at Cultural Centers, Welfare Facilities, and Libraries

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jeong Soon-gyun) will sequentially reopen public facilities such as cultural centers, welfare facilities, and libraries that had been closed due to the transition to daily quarantine measures on the 6th.

To prevent asymptomatic infections, the district will start with public libraries, followed by about 600 small-scale, non-contact, and non-active programs such as calligraphy, watercolor painting, and play therapy. Sports facilities requiring personal distancing, such as golf, will reopen on the 11th, and about 150 programs like computer literacy classes that require prior registration will reopen on the 18th.

Senior facilities such as the ‘Gangnam70+ Lounge’ will open from the end of May. Other programs with concerns about droplet contact, such as singing and dance classes, will have their reopening schedules reviewed considering the timing of the COVID-19 crisis alert level being downgraded from ‘Severe.’

Additionally, the district is continuously conducting disinfection of reopened facilities, including regular sanitization and provision of hand sanitizers and thermometers, and is actively practicing ‘social distancing in daily life’ by reducing program capacity and maintaining 1 to 2 meters of spacing within facilities.

Furthermore, various events such as distributing quarantine kits to residents will be held to mark the reopening of public facilities.

Along with this, the district has remodeled aging cultural center facilities during the closure period in preparation for returning to normal life, and plans to replace entrances with automatic doors at community service centers and lifelong learning centers by next month.

Jeong Soon-gyun, Mayor of Gangnam-gu, said, “‘Social distancing in daily life’ does not mean the end of COVID-19 but the beginning of daily quarantine. We will continue to carry out quarantine activities to prevent the spread of infectious diseases without lowering our guard. We ask all residents to strictly follow the five key daily quarantine rules, including keeping a 2-meter distance, washing hands, and wearing masks.”

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