Mayor Lee Yong-seop Expresses Support for Easing 'Quasi-Level 3 Administrative Order'

Lee Mayor: "Each Individual Should Act as a Vaccine"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, held an online press conference on COVID-19 response at the city hall briefing room on the afternoon of the 13th.

The mayor expressed the intention to ease the 'quasi-Level 3 administrative order,' stating that confirmed cases are on a declining trend thanks to the active cooperation of citizens.

The number of locally transmitted confirmed cases in Gwangju decreased to 3 on the 11th and 2 on the 12th, with no additional confirmed cases reported by the afternoon of the same day.

The mayor explained, "After issuing a social distancing administrative order equivalent to Level 3 on August 27, the daily average number of confirmed cases was 9.5 until the 8th. However, after the extension of the quasi-Level 3 measure on the 9th, 17 confirmed cases occurred over 4 days, averaging about 4.2 cases per day."

Regarding this declining trend in confirmed cases, the mayor said, "If we fail to break the chain of COVID-19 infections, we will have to live in pain for a much longer time than now. Thanks to the active cooperation of the citizens responding to this urgent appeal."

The mayor also mentioned some violations of quarantine rules, stating, "The carelessness, irresponsibility, and selfishness of some people are threatening the safety of citizens," and appealed, "Please act as vaccines individually so that our daily lives and normal economic activities can resume as soon as possible."

In particular, he said, "If the stable trend continues until today and it is judged that the situation can be managed within the quarantine system, we will ease the 'quasi-Level 3 administrative order'." He expressed the intention to review easing administrative measures for some facilities among the 20 types of high-risk management facilities where gatherings are prohibited but no confirmed cases have occurred.

He also stated, "We will announce support measures on the 15th for citizens who have suffered damages due to the gathering ban administrative measures."

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