Guro-gu Operates Outdoor Heat Relief Shelters

Installed in 15 locations considering accessibility and neighborhood positions... Shade tents, large fans, chairs, etc. provided

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Guro-gu (Mayor Lee Seong) has set up 15 outdoor heat relief shelters in the district to prevent COVID-19 and prepare for the summer heatwave, operating them until August 31.

Guro-gu operates a total of 254 heat relief shelters in senior centers, welfare centers, and community service centers flexibly according to the COVID-19 response level. However, since these are indoor spaces with many restrictions on opening, the district announced on the 21st that it has additionally installed 15 outdoor heat relief shelters by utilizing idle spaces in parks and other outdoor locations.

The operation sites were selected considering accessibility for heat-vulnerable groups such as the elderly and the location by neighborhood. The locations include Sindorim Techno Neighborhood Park (Guro-dong 3-39), Village Yard next to Guro 1-dong Post Office (Guro-dong 685-222), Hwawon Children's Park (Guro-dong 478-1), Guro-ri Park (Guro-dong 139-82), Guro Neighborhood Park (Guro-dong 102), Guro Street Park (Guro-dong 50), Ogeum Children's Park (Gocheok-dong 57-22), Deokui Neighborhood Park (Gocheok-dong 339-4), Gocheok Neighborhood Park (Gocheok-dong San 9-14), Chamsae Park (Gaebong-dong 1-13), Gaebong Small Park (Gaebong-dong 492-1), Gaewoong Children's Park (Gaebong-dong 340-8), Gaemyeong Small Park (Gaebong-dong 314-14), Seohaean-ro Residents' Shelter (Oryu-dong 85-12), and Onsu Urban Natural Park (Onsu-dong 9-44).

The operating hours are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The outdoor heat relief shelters have Mongolian tents installed to provide shade. They are equipped with large fans, chairs, hand sanitizers, and thermometers.

Guro-gu also appoints quarantine managers to prevent COVID-19. Their roles include creating visitor logs, checking body temperature, confirming mask-wearing, guiding the use of hand sanitizers, ensuring social distancing among users, maintaining management logs (quarantine diaries), and transferring suspected COVID-19 cases to health centers.

A Guro-gu official said, “We expect the outdoor heat relief shelters to provide a comfortable resting space for the elderly who are struggling with COVID-19 and the heatwave,” and added, “We ask everyone to strictly follow quarantine rules such as wearing masks.”

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