Wando-gun Launches Water Safety Accident Prevention Campaign

Public-Private Joint Operation Conducted at Sinji Myeongsasimni Beach Area

Wando County conducted a joint public-private campaign to prevent COVID-19 and water play safety accidents in the Sinji Myeongsashipri Beach area. (Photo by Wando County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyungpil] Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Shin Woo-cheol) announced on the 18th that on the 14th, a public-private joint campaign was conducted at Sinji Myeongsashilli Beach to prevent COVID-19 and water play safety accidents.

On that day, more than 40 people attended, including Wando County Office, Wando Maritime Police Station, Wando Regional Marine Rescue Team, and safety security officers.

The campaign explained personal hygiene rules related to COVID-19, water play safety rules, and life jacket wearing methods to tourists and residents visiting Sinji Myeongsashilli Beach, a representative resort on the southern coast, urging them to comply with the rules.

On the 14th, when the campaign was held, about 18,000 tourists visited Sinji Myeongsashilli Beach, and since it was a campaign targeting a large number of people, it was conducted safely while wearing masks and following quarantine rules.

Meanwhile, Sinji Myeongsashilli Beach has been operating a reservation system for 37 days from the 17th of last month to the 23rd of this month to protect visitors and residents from COVID-19 and proactively block community infections.

Additionally, a three-stage quarantine system has been introduced. The first stage conducts temperature checks on all visitors entering Wando at Wando Bridge, Gogeum Bridge, Ttangkkeut Port, and Wando Passenger Terminal.

The second stage checks the temperature of users at three main entrances of Sinji Myeongsashilli Beach, and after passing through a gate-type disinfectant, visitors wear wristbands before entering the white sand beach.

The third stage uses drones to monitor crowd density; if the density is high, dispersal is encouraged. For the first time nationwide, drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras are used to check temperatures.

A Wando-gun official said, “We will do our best in quarantine activities so that tourists and residents visiting our county during the summer vacation season can have a safe and enjoyable holiday.”

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