Seocho-gu Installs 'Seoripul Ondol Chairs and Igloos' to Combat Cold and Enhance Quarantine Measures

‘Seoripul Ondol Chair’ Equipped with Antibacterial Partitions for Cold Wave Preparedness and Everyday Social Distancing... ‘Seoripul Igloo’ Open-Style Operation with Natural Ventilation and Internal Antibacterial Screens for Natural Social Distancing

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Seocho-gu (Mayor Cho Eun-hee) has unveiled a new look for the 'Seoripul Ondol Chair' and 'Seoripul Igloo' installed at bus stops.

The district announced on the 7th that it is conducting a pilot project to install partitions on the Seoripul Ondol Chair to prevent COVID-19 and to introduce an open-type Seoripul Igloo (bus stop warming tent).

The Seoripul Ondol Chair is a bus stop seat that automatically operates when the temperature is below 17℃.

Operating from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., the bus operating hours, this chair maintains the seat surface temperature at 38℃, providing a warm resting place for bus stop users.

As COVID-19 resurges, Seocho-gu installed antibacterial partitions on the Ondol Chairs to naturally enable social distancing. The antibacterial partitions remove about 80% of viruses and bacteria within 15 minutes and up to 99% within two hours. Seocho-gu expects this to be effective in preventing the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Additionally, the district upgraded the bus stop warming tent 'Seoripul Igloo,' which blocked cold winds, to an open type. Measures were taken to allow natural ventilation, and antibacterial partitions were installed inside. To alleviate concerns about enclosed spaces, two entrance doors were opened for natural ventilation, and antibacterial partitions were installed inside to allow people waiting for the bus to naturally maintain social distancing. The existing closed-type Seoripul Igloo will not be used this winter.

Mayor Cho Eun-hee said, "We have upgraded the Seoripul Ondol Chair and Igloo, which protected residents from the cold waves at bus stops, into facilities suitable for COVID-19 prevention," adding, "We plan to monitor resident satisfaction with the newly upgraded Seoripul Ondol Chair and Igloo and reflect it in facility improvements."

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