Guro-gu Provides 35 Dental Masks Per Child for Home Care Allowance Recipients
Support of 172,300 Masks Provided to a Total of 4,923 People
[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Guro-gu (Mayor Lee Seong) is providing masks to children receiving home care allowances to prevent COVID-19.
The support targets a total of 4,923 children, including 3,152 children under 24 months and 1,771 children over 24 months who are receiving home care allowances as of May this year.
A total of 172,300 dental masks, 35 masks per child, will be provided.
For children under 24 months, adult masks will be distributed to parents instead of children in accordance with the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety’s recommendation against mask-wearing for infants and toddlers.
Guro-gu plans to complete mask distribution through local community centers by August 7.
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A Guro-gu official said, “According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters, the risk of COVID-19 infection is five times higher when masks are not worn,” and urged, “We ask everyone to wear masks thoroughly to prevent COVID-19.”
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