Dongjak-gu Provides 80,000 Masks to Vulnerable Groups Including Single-Parent Families

Support of about 80,000 masks for recipients, low-income families, single-parent households, and residents of care facilities by the end of this month... Distribution of masks to elderly welfare facilities including home long-term care institutions... On-site inspection of senior meal centers conducted

A visiting nurse from the community service center (right) is visiting a pregnant woman's home and delivering a mask.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Dongjak-gu (Mayor Changwoo Lee) will provide mask support by the end of this month for vulnerable groups in blind spots who have difficulty purchasing public masks due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

The support targets ▲basic livelihood security recipients ▲lower-income groups ▲single-parent families ▲residents of living facilities, totaling 16,470 people, and will distribute a total of 82,350 KF94 health masks, 5 masks per person, by the end of this month.

Basic livelihood security recipients, lower-income groups, and single-parent families will receive masks through home visits by each neighborhood or by visiting the local community center directly, while residents of living facilities will receive masks distributed by the respective facility’s managing department.

Until last month, the district supported about 114,000 masks for pregnant women, children aged 3 to 7, and children enrolled in daycare centers.

Additionally, masks will be provided to caregivers at elderly welfare facilities within the region. The target includes 3,810 people at 106 elderly welfare facilities such as home-based long-term care institutions, for which about 60,000 KF94 masks have been secured.

Furthermore, on-site inspections of senior citizen cafeterias, which will begin operation following the transition to everyday social distancing, will be conducted. Starting from the 25th, inspections will be carried out at a total of 9 senior cafeterias to check compliance with daily quarantine guidelines.

To establish a stable mask supply system for residents in preparation for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and potential outbreaks, the district supports the installation of a mask production line at the Dongjak-gu Disabled Protection Workshop (Deungyong-ro 12-gil 57), including ▲one 3D mask production machine and ▲one semi-automatic packaging machine.

The plan aims to apply for approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in June and begin product manufacturing in September. Once the factory is operational, it is expected to produce 30,000 masks per day, including KF80 and KF94 grade masks.

Mayor Changwoo Lee of Dongjak-gu said, “We will do our best to provide stable mask support for vulnerable residents in blind spots due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic,” and added, “As the main agents of quarantine in everyday social distancing, we ask all residents to thoroughly manage hygiene during outdoor activities.”

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