Mayor Lee Yong-seop Appeals for Active Participation in Gwangju Emergency Medical Support Team
On the afternoon of the 28th, Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, held a COVID-19 press conference in the city hall briefing room, urging citizens to actively participate in the 'Gwangju Emergency Medical Support Team.' Photo by Gwangju Metropolitan City
View original image[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, appealed for active participation from citizens regarding the recruitment of the Emergency Medical Support Team.
On the afternoon of the 28th, Mayor Lee Yong-seop announced through a COVID-19 online briefing, "We are recruiting the Gwangju Emergency Medical Support Team," and stated, "We earnestly request help from medical professionals holding medical licenses such as doctors, nurses, nursing assistants, clinical pathologists, etc., who are retired, unemployed, on leave, or full-time caregivers and are able to volunteer."
Mayor Lee said, "As the COVID-19 situation enters its eighth month, the fatigue of medical staff and public officials working tirelessly without holidays has accumulated, reducing work efficiency and pushing psychological and physical health to its limits," adding, "Especially recently, confirmed cases have surged, and the number of people requiring diagnostic tests and epidemiological investigations reaches thousands daily, creating an absolute shortage of personnel to carry out these tasks."
He continued, "We ask you to once again demonstrate the spirit of sharing and solidarity of the Gwangju community shown in May 1980," and explained, "The quarantine authorities will support the medical support team to fully utilize their capabilities in the right places and will also provide appropriate compensation."
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He also emphasized, "We are currently at war with COVID-19," and said, "If regional infections continue to spread this weekend, we cannot help but actively consider raising social distancing to level 3. We urge all citizens to refrain from going out and gathering this weekend, minimize contact with others, and stay at home as much as possible."
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