Seoul City Completes Disinfection of Areas Near Gwanghwamun Square, Subway Stations, and Roads

Donghwa Duty Free Shop and Sejong Center Area
Second Disinfection at Line 5 Gwanghwamun Station and Line 3 Gyeongbokgung Station

Disinfection Near Sarang Jeil Church, Dolgoti, and Seokgye Stations

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] On the 18th, Seoul City announced that it conducted special disinfection operations at major locations near Gwanghwamun Square, where a large-scale rally was held, as well as in subway stations on the 15th.

Seoul City, along with Jongno-gu and Jung-gu districts, focused disinfection efforts around the Dongwha Duty Free Shop area, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts area, Kyobo Building, the statue of Admiral Yi Sun-sin in Gwanghwamun Square and the nearby Haechi Madang, as well as sidewalks, roads, and platforms around government office buildings.

Additionally, Seoul Metro immediately disinfected major stations such as Gwanghwamun Station on Line 5 and Gyeongbokgung Station on Line 3, which were presumed to have been heavily used by rally participants, on the 15th, and conducted a second round of disinfection on the 16th and 17th. The entire stations, including entrance gates, concourses, platforms, internal and external stairs, transfer corridors, and restrooms, were disinfected.

Furthermore, intensive disinfection was carried out at Dolgoti Station and Seokgye Station on Line 6, located near Sarang Jeil Church, where a large number of confirmed cases occurred.

Seoul City reported that since the government raised the infectious disease crisis alert to the "serious" level on February 23, Seoul Metro has been regularly conducting the highest level of disinfection. Inside stations, disinfection is performed twice a week, restrooms are disinfected twice daily, and disposable transportation cards are cleaned daily.

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