Finding a Path for Healthy Cities in the Republic of Korea Amid COVID-19

Jongno-gu Publishes 'Korea Healthy City: Finding a Way Amid COVID-19'

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Jongno-gu, the chair city of the Korea Healthy Cities Partnership (KHCP) (Mayor Kim Young-jong), has published an interim report titled "Finding a Way for Korea's Healthy Cities Amid COVID-19," which studies the direction healthy cities should take after the COVID-19 pandemic, in collaboration with the partnership's academic committee and expert advisory group.

The partnership prepared this report to thoroughly prepare for future emerging infectious diseases and establish effective responses, as the social and environmental paradigms of cities have changed due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

Additionally, the report aims to establish the direction of healthy cities in the post-COVID era and to summarize the activities the partnership has conducted in response to COVID-19, so that these can be used as effective response and evaluation materials going forward.

The report is well-structured into five chapters, covering COVID-19 related trends from the first domestic confirmed case in January this year through July, major domestic and international response cases, analysis of survey results from member cities, and expert recommendations on the direction healthy cities should take.

▲ Chapter 1: Introduction to the Partnership ▲ Chapter 2: Introduction ▲ Chapter 3: COVID-19 Response Status and Diagnosis introduces major domestic cluster infection response cases such as the Itaewon clubs and the Shincheonji Church in Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions. It also includes COVID-19 response cases from countries around the world such as the United States, Singapore, and Sweden.

▲ Chapter 4: Survey Results from Member Cities covers the analysis of a COVID-19 related survey conducted from June 1 to 12 among 101 heads and officials of member cities nationwide belonging to the Korea Healthy Cities Partnership.

The survey, which investigated topics such as "Opinions on the Direction of Healthy Cities After COVID-19," "Current Status of COVID-19 Response," and "Expectations for the Korea Healthy Cities Partnership Regarding Future Infectious Disease Responses," revealed that over 70% of Korea's healthy cities have proactively implemented related policies beyond the central government's guidelines during the COVID-19 response process.

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