Yoo Deok-yeol, Dongdaemun-gu Mayor, Conducts Special Disinfection Inspection at Traditional Markets

Traditional Market Disinfection and Price Inspection Until the 28th... Creating a Safe Shopping Environment for Chuseok

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol) is conducting special quarantine inspections and price checks on ritual items at traditional markets in the area until the 28th in preparation for the upcoming Chuseok holiday.

To this end, Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol visited Jeonnong Rotary Market on the 21st and Gyeongdong Market on the 22nd.

At these visits, Mayor Yoo encouraged traditional market merchants who are struggling due to reduced consumer activity despite the approaching Chuseok peak season, and carefully checked the merchants’ mask-wearing status and quarantine conditions to provide a safe shopping environment free from COVID-19 concerns.

The district office and each traditional market merchants’ association are also taking the lead in guiding merchants to wear masks and supporting quarantine supplies, with public and private sectors working together to make every effort for special quarantine.

Since February until now, the district has supported 20 traditional markets in the area with a total of approximately 230 million KRW worth of supplies to prevent the spread of COVID-19, including ▲60,000 masks ▲1,500 mask necklaces ▲hand sanitizers and quarantine devices ▲disinfectants.

Additionally, 23 quarantine personnel hired through the Hope Job Project and 42 voluntary quarantine personnel organized by the market merchants’ associations regularly disinfect stores in traditional markets twice a week until the COVID-19 situation ends.

Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, “In preparation for the upcoming Chuseok holiday, I personally undertook special quarantine inspections at traditional markets to create a safe shopping environment. I hope many residents purchase high-quality ritual items at traditional markets, and through this, the sluggish market economy will quickly revive.”

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