Gwangjin-gu Provides Additional 650,000 Masks to Religious Facilities and Small Businesses...Total Distribution Reaches 3.1 Million Masks

Distribution of a Total of 3.1 Million Masks from the Early Stages of COVID-19 Outbreak to Present

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gwangjin-gu (District Mayor Kim Seongap) will provide an additional 650,000 masks to religious facilities, self-employed businesses, nursing facilities, and people with severe disabilities to prevent the spread of COVID-19 community infections.

This additional mask support was promoted as the proportion of patients with unknown infection routes increased recently, making self-quarantine important, and with the administrative measure of 'mandatory mask-wearing' in multi-use facilities implemented from July 1.

On the 22nd, Mayor Kim Seongap of Gwangjin-gu personally visited religious facilities to deliver additional dental masks along with a letter.

On that day, Mayor Kim expressed gratitude to religious leaders, saying, "Since early February, before the Shincheonji group infection occurred, we proactively requested religious leaders to cooperate in following quarantine rules," and added, "Thanks to their active cooperation, we were able to maintain a thorough quarantine system."

The district delivered about 158,000 masks to a total of 269 religious facilities through this additional distribution.

Earlier, on the 6th, as part of the 'Thanks Challenge,' the district delivered 20,000 dental masks to Gwangjin Fire Station and Police Station with gratitude, and on the 20th, masks were additionally distributed to the Personal Taxi Association and people with disabilities.

From the 22nd, the district has been delivering 15 masks per business along with a letter to 20,000 small business owners, and plans to additionally support masks to pregnant women, daycare centers, nursing facilities, and other elderly welfare facilities by the end of this month.

Since the early stages of the outbreak until now, the district has provided a total of 3.1 million masks to residents and plans to additionally distribute masks to vulnerable groups such as seniors aged 65 and older and recipients of public assistance in the future.

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