Dongjak-gu, Gradual Reopening of Welfare Facilities in Response to COVID-19

6 Comprehensive Social Welfare Centers and 3 Disability Welfare Centers to Operate Some Programs from the 25th... Summer Safety Inspections for 6 Comprehensive Social Welfare Centers until June 19

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dongjak-gu (Mayor Lee Chang-woo) will gradually normalize the operation of local welfare facilities, which had been suspended since February due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

The district will strengthen the COVID-19 safety system in local welfare facilities and operate them in three stages according to facility types.

First, from the 25th, in stage 1, some programs at 25 locations, including six comprehensive social welfare centers and three facilities for the disabled, will resume operation.

Initially, systematic management will begin focusing on small-scale non-active programs (around 10 people) that can comply with daily quarantine guidelines (▲wearing masks ▲maintaining at least 1 meter distance between chairs, etc.) to ensure these guidelines become a part of daily life. Depending on the situation, from June 8, medium-scale non-active programs (around 20 people) and senior citizen cafeterias will reopen, and from July, medium-scale active programs and essential events will be operated.

Stage 2 facilities, including three senior welfare centers, and stage 3 facilities, such as 139 senior citizen centers and 210 daycare centers, will reopen according to separate government and city guidelines.

With the reopening of welfare facilities, the district will check compliance with basic personal and facility quarantine rules for social distancing, cooperation with related organizations, establishment of emergency operation systems, and daily situation checks by quarantine managers.

Besides welfare centers, 21 outdoor sports facilities such as tennis courts and badminton courts in Nodle Naru Park and Noryangjin Neighborhood Park are currently open, and community centers at the district resident centers and sports facilities under the Dongjak Facilities Management Corporation are preparing to open in July.

The district will also conduct safety inspections of comprehensive social welfare centers during the summer season. The target is six comprehensive social welfare centers, with self-inspections and on-site checks by the Welfare Policy Division to be completed by June 19.

The inspection items include ▲establishment of safety plans ▲conducting safety education and training ▲subscription to liability insurance ▲fire, electrical, and gas safety management ▲disaster response measures ▲infectious disease control measures.

Lee Chang-woo, Mayor of Dongjak-gu, said, “I hope that the lives and daily routines of residents, which had been constrained due to the spread of COVID-19, will recover through the reopening of public facilities such as welfare centers.” He added, “Above all, preventing and controlling the spread of COVID-19 is important, so please practice personal hygiene rules and social distancing when using the facilities.”

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