Yoo Gi-sang, Gochang County Governor, Leads All-Out COVID-19 Prevention Efforts with Four Major Religions

Yoo Gi-sang, the governor of Gochang County, held a meeting with representatives of religious groups on the 25th to request cooperation in COVID-19 prevention measures, followed by a commemorative photo session. Photo by Gochang County, Jeonbuk

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jae-gil] Gochang-gun, Jeonbuk, held a meeting with local religious leaders on the 25th and requested their cooperation in blocking the influx of COVID-19 into the local community.

At the meeting held at the county office that day, County Governor Yu Gi-sang and religious leaders representing Christianity, Buddhism, Catholicism, and Won Buddhism in Gochang-gun attended, and measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the local community, which recently experienced cluster infections through religious facilities in other regions, were discussed.

The county is currently making every effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 through 'Social Distancing Level 2' quarantine activities.

Regarding COVID-19 quarantine, Governor Yu requested the four major religions to strictly comply with ▲ prohibition of food provision and group meals ▲ installation and use of electronic entry logs ▲ symptom checks and restriction of entry for symptomatic individuals ▲ designation of quarantine managers ▲ wearing masks ▲ disinfection of facilities before and after religious events and preparation of disinfection logs ▲ maintaining a 2-meter distance between users within facilities.

He also emphasized the need to refrain from loud singing or speaking, such as hymns and loud prayers, during worship, mass, and Buddhist ceremonies, as well as from various face-to-face meetings and events organized by religious groups such as retreats.

In response, the local religious community agreed to actively participate in the government and county's policies to block the spread of COVID-19 in the local community.

Each religious group has either suspended or is considering temporarily suspending gatherings such as masses, worship services, and Buddhist ceremonies where many people gather until the first week of September. In unavoidable cases, they agreed to proceed with the minimum number of people wearing masks and using hand sanitizer.

Yu Gi-sang, Governor of Gochang-gun, said, “Please recognize that this is a very serious and grave crisis situation where cluster infections are continuously occurring in various aspects of daily life, and I hope you will be more vigilant and strictly adhere to the elevated core quarantine rules.”

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