Gwangju Metropolitan Council Appeals to the Public on COVID-19 Prevention Guidelines

Gwangju Metropolitan Council issued a public appeal on the 23rd urging citizens to strictly adhere to quarantine rules to overcome the local community spread of COVID-19. Photo by Gwangju Metropolitan Council

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] The Gwangju Metropolitan Council (Chairman Kim Yong-jip) issued a public appeal on the 23rd urging strict compliance with quarantine rules to overcome the local community spread of COVID-19.

The Gwangju City Council stated, "Due to the unprecedented and unexpected COVID-19 pandemic, our citizens have endured a very difficult time living in fear of COVID-19 for the past six months," and added, "We express our boundless gratitude and respect to the great 1.5 million citizens of Gwangju who are bravely overcoming this based on the 'Gwangju Spirit of Sharing and Solidarity' without yielding."

They continued, "Thanks to the flawless quarantine system operated by the executive officials centered on the Gwangju City Quarantine Countermeasures Headquarters and medical staff, as well as the active cooperation of the citizens, the spread of COVID-19 has somewhat calmed down this week," but emphasized, "However, since 9 new confirmed cases occurred again on the 23rd, we must not let our guard down even for a moment."

The council earnestly appealed, "To completely break free from the vicious cycle of local COVID-19 infections, we sincerely ask all citizens to make mask-wearing a daily habit, refrain from unnecessary outings, meetings, and visits, and actively participate in the city-wide movement to comply with quarantine rules," adding, "Compliance with quarantine rules is the practice of the Gwangju Spirit, and since the coming week is a turning point to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we ask all citizens to strictly observe quarantine rules under the social distancing level 2 situation."

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