Gwangju City Temporarily Suspends Operation of 'In-house Cafeteria' for One Week Starting the 13th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 12th that it will completely suspend the operation of the city hall cafeteria for one week starting from the 13th to protect the city hall building and support local alleyway businesses.

This measure is in response to the escalation of social distancing due to the spread of local infections, and the city plans to continue monitoring the situation and prepare phased alternatives to operate the cafeteria accordingly.

Until now, Gwangju has implemented preventive measures in the cafeteria such as installing transparent partitions, expanding days off, mandating mask-wearing, refraining from conversation, using hand sanitizers and vinyl gloves, arranging seats in a zigzag pattern, guiding waiting lines, maintaining at least 1 meter distance, and conducting fever checks, with about 1,000 employees using the facility daily.

Gwangju expects that when employees use external restaurants during the cafeteria suspension period, the sales of nearby alleyway businesses will increase, thereby somewhat contributing to the revitalization of the surrounding commercial areas.

Lee Jeong-sik, Director of the City’s Autonomous Administration Bureau, said, “This measure was decided as a preventive step to ensure that COVID-19 does not spread further,” and added, “To maintain a safe environment in the city hall from local infection spread, we will continue to expand measures such as fever checks for vehicles entering the underground parking lot, implementing telecommuting for employees, flexible lunch hours, and mandatory mask-wearing inside the building.”

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