Nowon-gu Supports 300 ‘Kovengers’ Personnel Responsible for School COVID-19 Prevention

Additionally, a total budget of 52 million KRW provided to 35 elementary schools for emergency care classrooms

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Nowon-gu (Mayor Oh Seung-rok) will support 300 personnel called ‘Cobengers’ to handle COVID-19 prevention in local schools.

Named after the movie Avengers to signify protecting Nowon-gu’s children and adolescents from COVID-19, the ‘Co(rona)bengers’ will support prevention activities at 70 elementary, middle, high, and special schools in the area until the end of the year.

The Cobengers personnel are deployed to ease the difficulties faced by schools struggling to implement prevention measures amid tight academic schedules and to ensure the safety of the children.

The 300 Cobengers are residents of Nowon-gu selected through the Hope Job program. Applications were received from a total of 96 elementary, middle, high, and special schools in the area, and 70 schools that wished to participate were selected. The selected schools will receive prevention personnel support for 4 hours a day until the end of November.

The supported personnel will carry out necessary school prevention duties such as temperature checks during school arrival times, disinfecting classroom desks, and placing and guiding the use of hand sanitizers.

Additionally, the district will provide budget support for emergency care classrooms in elementary schools. Emergency care classrooms are facing significant operational difficulties due to COVID-19. Not only basic operational staff but also many human and material resources such as remote learning assistants for online classes are needed, but the budget is insufficient. A total of 52 million KRW will be provided, with 1.5 million KRW allocated to each of 35 elementary schools.

In March, when COVID-19 was rapidly spreading and masks were in short supply, Nowon-gu formed a volunteer group called the ‘Cotton Mask Militia’ to protect vulnerable residents, producing and distributing over 33,000 masks.

Mayor Oh Seung-rok stated, “The ‘Our Village Cobengers’ project started with the hope that school children and adolescents can grow up in a safer and healthier educational environment,” adding, “Like the story in the movie, I hope that the residents’ efforts and the district’s financial support will join forces to protect our children from COVID-19.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.