Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries Provides 'Haeyangyuchi' Program to COVID-19 National Heroes

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on the 10th that it will operate a 'Marine Healing and Tourism Experience Program' for nationwide COVID-19 national heroes (excluding public officials) from the 12th of this month to the 6th of next month to provide rest to medical staff, volunteers, and other national heroes who have tirelessly dedicated themselves to responding to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

This program will be held a total of 11 times in Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do, a local government cooperating in marine healing, and will be operated on weekdays (every Wednesday to Friday), when visitor numbers are relatively low, to revitalize the local marine tourism industry, which has been depressed due to COVID-19.

National heroes will receive full support for travel expenses including accommodation, experiences, and meals during the 2 nights and 3 days program, and will experience various marine tourism activities such as marine healing, marine leisure, and island tourism. In particular, various marine healing programs such as Nordic walking, beach meditation, and marine Pilates will be conducted to help those suffering from 'Corona Blue,' a phenomenon of severe stress and burnout syndrome caused by the COVID-19 situation, to relieve stress.

First, the 1st program will be piloted targeting medical staff from the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions, which were designated as special disaster areas due to infectious diseases caused by COVID-19, and from the 2nd program onwards, it will be expanded to national heroes who apply.

The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries will individually contact applicants to verify whether they have performed COVID-19 related duties and provide detailed schedules of the program.

Ryu Jaehyung, Director of Marine Policy, said, "I hope that COVID-19 national heroes can take sufficient rest through the marine healing program, and also that it can help revitalize the local marine tourism industry, which has been depressed due to COVID-19."

For more detailed information about the Marine Healing and Tourism Experience Program, please refer to the Korail Tourism Development website (http://www.korailtravel.com).

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