[Photo] Yuseonghun, Geumcheon District Mayor, Encourages Traditional Market Merchants for Chuseok

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] On the 29th, a day before the Chuseok holiday, Yuseonghun, Mayor of Geumcheon-gu, visited local traditional markets struggling due to COVID-19 to encourage merchants and shop for ritual items and other goods.

On that day, Mayor Yuseonghun visited Nammun Market, Bidangil Hyundai Market, and Eunhaengnamu Market, shopping at each market while listening to the difficulties faced by market merchants affected by COVID-19 and spending time communicating with them.

Mayor Yuseonghun of Geumcheon-gu said, “Although the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted traditional markets and the local economy, I hope everyone can have a rich and joyful Chuseok holiday. We will make every effort to strengthen quarantine measures in traditional markets and promote measures to revitalize the local economy.”

Meanwhile, ahead of the Chuseok holiday, the district distributed hand sanitizers, disinfection devices, and disinfectants to each market to create a safe traditional market environment from COVID-19, and from the 18th to the 22nd, conducted a ‘Joint Disinfection Campaign to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19’ together with each market’s merchants’ association.

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