Yongsan-gu Expands Dedicated Officials for Self-Quarantine to 200... Itaewon Global Village Festival Canceled

Due to the spread of foot infections from Sarangjeil Church, local self-quarantine cases surged by 33%... As of the 25th, 74 dedicated public officials for self-quarantine were added, operating 200 in total... Senior Citizens' Day in September-October and Itaewon Global Village Festival also canceled one after another

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yongsan-gu (District Mayor Seong Jang-hyun) is making every effort to respond to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) by expanding the number of public officials dedicated to self-quarantined individuals from the existing 126 to 200.

The 6th Senior Citizens' Day and the 19th Itaewon Global Village Festival, scheduled for September to October, have also been consecutively canceled.

As of the afternoon of the 21st, the number of confirmed cases in the area is 78, and the number of self-quarantined individuals is 985 (220 contacts of confirmed cases, 765 overseas arrivals). Due to the spread of infection originating from Sarang Jeil Church, the number of self-quarantined individuals in the area has increased by 33% (245 people) over the past week.

Accordingly, the district will increase the number of dedicated public officials by 74 as of the 25th to take proactive measures. They monitor the symptoms of self-quarantined individuals and whether they leave their residence through phone contact and safety protection apps, and input the monitoring results into the system.

Self-quarantined individuals are provided with essential goods kits or cash (100,000 KRW) to purchase them. As of the 21st, 2,351 cases have been provided (913 goods, 1,438 cash), and living support funds have also been paid in 368 cases (200 million KRW) to those who faithfully comply with self-quarantine.

Inspections of high-risk facilities continue. In particular, since the assembly ban order was issued on the 19th, intensive inspections are being conducted on entertainment bars (26 places), general restaurants (27 places), karaoke bars (73 places), buffets (17 places), indoor standing concert halls (9 places), singing practice rooms (80 places), PC rooms (25 places), indoor sports facilities (169 places), and large academies (4 places).

Large restaurants over 150㎡ (433 places), churches (132 places), private call centers (13 places), and wedding halls (9 places) are also major inspection targets.

Most public facilities operated by the district, such as Yongsan Dream Tree Complex Town, Yongsan Craft Center, Culture and Sports Center, Wonhyo-ro Indoor Gymnasium, and Workshop for the Disabled, have been closed. Shuttle buses for cultural facilities will also not operate for the time being.

The ‘Senior Citizens' Day’ event, which gathers 10,000 seniors, and the ‘Itaewon Global Village Festival,’ which attracts 1 million domestic and international tourists, have also been decided to be canceled, considering the COVID-19 situation in the metropolitan area on the verge of a ‘pandemic.’

Instead, quarantine supplies (KF masks, mask hangers) will be purchased and distributed to 40,000 seniors.

Seong Jang-hyun, Mayor of Yongsan-gu, said, “We are taking all possible measures that the district can take in accordance with the escalation of social distancing,” and added, “Essential services will continue to be provided in a non-face-to-face manner.”

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