Guro-gu Provides Masks to All Kindergartens and Schools

Dental Masks Distributed: 5 per Person to 45,000 Students and Staff... 100 Masks and 50 Tissue-type Hand Sanitizers Provided to 507 Academies and Private Institutes

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Guro-gu (Mayor Lee Sung) will provide masks to all kindergartens and schools in the area to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

Masks and hand sanitizers will also be supplied to 507 private academies.

Guro-gu announced on the 29th that since there is a high risk of cluster infections if COVID-19 occurs in facilities where group activities such as kindergartens and schools are unavoidable, masks will be provided so that students can live in a safe environment.

The support targets are approximately 45,000 students and staff from 88 institutions including kindergartens, elementary, middle, and high schools, alternative and special schools in the area, and a total of about 220,000 dental masks will be distributed at 5 masks per person.

Small-sized masks will be distributed to kindergarteners and elementary school students in grades 1 to 3, and large-sized masks to the others.

Guro-gu will also provide quarantine supplies to 507 private academies and tutoring centers that did not receive closure support funds. Each facility will be allocated 100 dental masks and 50 tissue-type hand sanitizers.

Guro-gu plans to complete the distribution within this month.

A Guro-gu official said, "Considering the heat, we prepared dental masks that are easy to breathe through," and added, "We will do our best to protect the safety of residents from COVID-19."

Previously, since the domestic outbreak of COVID-19, Guro-gu has distributed about 1.17 million masks to vulnerable groups such as elderly living alone aged 65 and over, people with disabilities, low-income families, and Dream Start children.

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