Gwangju City Conducts COVID-19 Prevention Campaign at Traditional Markets

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 19th that it conducted a joint campaign to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on the market day of Malbau Market.

The campaign was carried out jointly by Gwangju City, autonomous districts, the Gwangju City Merchants Association, and the Malbau Market Merchants Association, targeting customers and merchants visiting Malbau Market. They urged mask-wearing and continuous store disinfection activities, distributing 1,500 masks and other quarantine supplies.

Gwangju City has formed a joint inspection team with the city and districts to continuously monitor the implementation of social distancing within traditional markets and support quarantine supplies to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

In February, the city provided the first round of support with disinfectants and masks to all 6,707 stores in traditional markets and shopping districts and operated living quarantine teams for each market.

Going forward, Gwangju City plans to provide additional quarantine supplies such as fever check devices and sprayers to prevent damage caused by the contraction of traditional market commercial areas.

Through cooperation with the merchants' association, the city plans to conduct fever checks twice daily, in the morning and afternoon, for merchants welcoming customers, aiming to create a COVID-safe traditional market.

Park Nam-eon, Director of the City’s Job and Economy Office, said, “The decrease in sales at traditional markets due to the economic downturn caused by COVID-19 is an unprecedentedly serious situation. Merchants themselves must strictly follow quarantine rules and thoroughly disinfect their stores to create a safe traditional market and overcome the current crisis.”

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