Pohang City to Reopen All Daycare Centers on June 8... 'Emergency Childcare' Usage Rate at 70%

Delayed by one week from the original plan... "Ensuring safety through thorough quarantine management and preparation for opening"

On May 27, at Pohang Jecheol Jigok Elementary School in Nam-gu, Pohang-si, Gyeongbuk, an elementary school student and her mother are waving hands facing each other on the first day of in-person classes for 1st and 2nd graders.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Pohang City announced on the 31st that, in relation to the Ministry of Health and Welfare's lifting of daycare center closures on June 1st, it will reopen all centers on June 8th after a one-week preparation period.

This decision follows the government's approach of allowing regions to decide on closures and reopenings instead of a nationwide lifting. During the preparation period, Pohang City plans to strengthen infection prevention education for childcare staff, stock quarantine supplies, conduct thorough internal and external disinfection, and enhance on-site inspections to ensure compliance with daycare center response guidelines.

Currently, Pohang City has 390 daycare centers with 10,702 children and 3,044 childcare staff members affiliated. Due to the prolonged COVID-19 situation, daycare centers have been providing emergency childcare services, currently operating at about 70% utilization.

Choi Gyu-jin, Director of Welfare Bureau of Pohang City, pledged, "Even after reopening, we will comply with basic daycare center quarantine guidelines and continuously monitor the quarantine situation to create a safe daycare environment free from infectious diseases, making every effort in all aspects."

Meanwhile, Pohang City plans to resume operations of senior facilities such as community centers and senior welfare centers on June 22nd.

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