Daegu City Launches 'Campus Guardians' to Overcome COVID-19 ... Led by University Student Councils

On March 2nd, the usually bustling Kyungpook National University campus in Sangyeok-dong, Buk-gu, Daegu, which would typically be filled with the laughter of freshmen, appeared quiet. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] Daegu City announced on the 28th that it will operate the 'COVID-19 Overcoming Campus Guardians' together with local universities and student councils to create a campus safe from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

The 'COVID-19 Overcoming Campus Guardians' program was established to strengthen quarantine activities centered on members of each living area by having universities, which are representative multi-dense facilities in the region, lead the 'social distancing in daily life' efforts.

In the guardian activities, a total of 300 university students from 12 local universities, led by their student councils, will participate for 3 hours a day (morning or afternoon) and carry out various quarantine activities focusing on university campuses and surrounding vulnerable areas. They will guide mask-wearing for those not wearing masks on campus, promote compliance with usage rules for major facilities such as libraries, dormitories, and smoking rooms, and also conduct campaigns to comply with the seven basic life rules established by Daegu City, which are stricter than the government's guidelines.

This project is characterized by the organic cooperation system among Daegu City, universities, and student councils, where Daegu City provides administrative and financial support, universities manage quarantine activities, and student councils promote student-led quarantine activities, thereby establishing and operating a new 'Daegu-type university quarantine collaboration model.'

Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin expressed his expectations, saying, "For wise overcoming of the COVID-19 crisis, quarantine activities led by the members themselves are more important than anything else," and added, "Campus guardians composed of university students will act as quarantine commanders to create a university campus safe from COVID-19."

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