Mokpo City Council Delivers Consolation Goods to 20 Locations Including Senior Welfare Centers

Comforting Local Residents and Conducting COVID-19 Prevention Campaign

Visited Namgyo-dong Jungang Food Market for COVID-19 Prevention Campaign

Mokpo City Council visited social welfare facilities to offer support for the Chuseok holiday and went to traditional markets to conduct a COVID-19 prevention campaign and cheer on the merchants. (Photo by Mokpo City)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Seunghyun] The Mokpo City Council (Chairman Park Changsoo) announced on the 21st that it visited social welfare facilities to offer consolation for the Chuseok holiday, and visited traditional markets to conduct a COVID-19 prevention campaign and support merchants.

Although the second wave of COVID-19, which began in the metropolitan area, has slowed due to strengthened social distancing measures by the government and local governments, many confirmed cases are still emerging, and the proportion of unknown-source patients remains high, making the situation unsafe.

Reflecting this situation, only the chairperson group visited one facility, the Mokpo Senior Welfare Center, to deliver consolation goods, listen to difficulties, and offer comfort, while consolation goods such as canned tuna, seaweed, and anchovies were sent to the remaining 19 facilities.

After visiting the Mokpo Senior Welfare Center, they conducted a COVID-19 prevention campaign at the Namgyo-dong Central Food Market and encouraged merchants who were discouraged by the economic downturn.

During the market visit, attended by all council members and council office staff, they disinfected every corner of the market while conducting a COVID-19 prevention campaign and purchased market goods while listening to the merchants' difficulties.

Park Changsoo, Chairman of the Mokpo City Council, said, “Although our traditional great holiday Chuseok is approaching, the situation is not like before due to COVID-19. Although insufficient, we initiated this effort to provide some help where it is needed,” and added, “Let us all gather strength to overcome this hardship.”

Meanwhile, the Mokpo City Council has taken the lead in preventing infectious diseases by establishing an infectious disease response system with the health center, inspecting screening clinics such as the Mokpo City Health Center, and participating in disinfection in individual constituencies. On February 26, they visited Dongbu Market, and on August 31, they visited Shinjungang Market to purchase goods and conduct disinfection, comforting and encouraging merchants.

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