Seongnam City Conducts Emergency Inspections to Block COVID-19 at 271 Gosiwon Locations

[Asia Economy (Seongnam) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province is taking preemptive measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in 271 gosiwon (boarding houses) within the district.

Although no COVID-19 cases have been reported among gosiwon workers or users, recent unexpected cluster infections have been continuously occurring. The city has recognized the need to establish a proactive prevention system for high-risk facilities that are blind spots in management and announced on the 10th that it will inspect the operational status of 271 gosiwon in the district.

The gosiwon subject to the operational status inspection include 98 in Sujeong-gu, 98 in Jungwon-gu, and 75 in Bundang-gu.

Gosiwon business owners and workers must cooperate with the social distancing guidelines similar to those for libraries. Key compliance measures include managing visitor logs, checking symptoms of visitors and workers, wearing masks, appointing a quarantine manager, disinfecting facilities before and after business hours, and maintaining a distance of 2 meters (at least 1 meter) between users.

Currently, gosiwon are not subject to gathering restrictions or bans, so if quarantine rules are violated, business owners and users will not face gathering bans or prosecution (fines up to 3 million KRW).

However, the city stated that if COVID-19 cases occur in related facilities in the future, it will actively consider measures such as gathering restrictions.

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