Busan Gijang-gun to Distribute Hand Sanitizers Again to All Households

7.2 Million Households to Receive Second Free Distribution for COVID-19 Prevention
Village Buses, Gijang County Buses, Postal Workers, Delivery Workers, and Taxi Drivers Included

Busan Gijang-gun Government Office.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Busan Gijang-gun will additionally distribute hand sanitizers free of charge to over 72,000 households in the area starting from the 20th.

Oh Gyu-seok, the head of Gijang-gun, stated, “As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases nationwide exceeded 14,000 as of the 11th, and the number of COVID-19 cases linked to Russian fishing vessels in Busan is increasing, we have decided to distribute additional hand sanitizers to all households in the area to prevent the spread of COVID-19.”

Gijang-gun plans to secure an additional 75,000 bottles of hand sanitizer by using contingency funds.

On the 6th, the county additionally supplied 65 bottles of hand sanitizer to village buses and Gijang-gun buses to place hand sanitizers inside the buses. They also decided to provide one bottle of hand sanitizer each to 72 postal delivery workers, 180 courier workers, and about 500 taxi drivers who come into contact with many residents.

Since the first domestic COVID-19 case was confirmed on January 20, Gijang-gun attracted attention by being the first in the nation to distribute 15 masks per household, totaling 1.05 million masks, free of charge to all 70,000 households in the area to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Additionally, they secured 130,000 bottles of hand sanitizer and distributed one bottle per household free of charge to all households in the area. They have continuously provided hand sanitizers free of charge to local daycare centers, kindergartens, elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as multi-use facilities, local businesses, and self-employed individuals.

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