Seodaeseok, Mayor of Gwangju Seo-gu, Urges All Staff to Follow Quarantine Rules in Internal Broadcast

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Seo Daeseok, Mayor of Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, conveyed a message of caution to all employees as the spread of COVID-19 is rapidly increasing.

On the 26th at around 3:10 PM, Mayor Seo urged compliance with quarantine rules through an internal broadcast, despite the difficulties and hardships.

While new COVID-19 cases had been occurring at 200 to 300 per day mainly in the metropolitan area, the number sharply rose to 583 cases in one day, and in Gwangju, 14 cases were reported both the previous day and today.

Mayor Seo stated, “This is an emergency situation with the third large wave imminent, as COVID-19 cases with unknown infection routes and no one being able to feel safe are occurring,” and added, “The government issued a special guideline on the 23rd for social distancing level 2 work management for public officials and public institutions, urging strict compliance.”

He continued, “Currently, the most important COVID-19 vaccine is wearing a mask, which is the most certain way to protect myself and my neighbors from COVID-19,” emphasizing the importance of mask-wearing.

He also requested, “Regardless of work or outside work, please cancel or postpone all events such as meetings, year-end parties, New Year’s parties, and gatherings, as well as all public and private meetings including friend gatherings and club activities,” and stressed, “Please conduct all meetings or conferences through video calls, online, or other non-face-to-face methods as much as possible, and if face-to-face meetings are unavoidable, strictly follow quarantine rules such as wearing masks, minimizing attendees, and prohibiting meals.”

Furthermore, he asked, “All department heads should implement telecommuting for about 20% of their staff unless the work is essential and face-to-face,” and requested, “Unnecessary business trips, except for COVID-19 response, citizen safety, and major task execution, should be prohibited in principle.”

He also urged compliance with quarantine rules for routine tasks such as kimchi-making events at community centers and organizations, online and offline resident general meetings by district, and senior job projects.

Additionally, he emphasized adherence to quarantine rules when using the workplace cafeteria, including wearing masks before and after meals, maintaining distancing while queuing, and hand sanitization.

Mayor Seo said, “During the first COVID-19 wave in August, we protected the safety of our precious community through matching COVID-19 response departments and support departments,” and urged, “Please strengthen the emergency work cooperation system in which all departments respond jointly.”

He added, “Our people have wisely overcome difficulties by cooperating and helping each other during tough times,” and concluded, “No matter how hard and difficult it is, I believe that by cooperating and pooling wisdom, we can wisely overcome this crisis caused by COVID-19.”

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