Kim In-ho, Chair of Seoul Metropolitan Council, Awards Commendations to Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital and Others for COVID-19 Dedication

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Kim In-ho, Chairman of the Seoul Metropolitan Council, selected a total of 178 entities for the ‘2020 COVID-19 Response Merit Seoul Metropolitan Council Chairman Commendation.’

▲ Institutions (2): Eunpyeong St. Mary’s Hospital, Seoul 120 Dasan Call Foundation ▲ Organizations (12): Seoul Association for the Movement for Right Living, Korea Freedom Federation Seoul Branch, District Saemaul Leaders Association, Autonomous Disaster Prevention Group, Seongbuk Volunteer Fire Brigade, etc. ▲ Citizens (164): 164 individuals involved in COVID-19 prevention volunteering, medical supplies donations, etc.

The commendation recipients were selected based on recommendations of institutions, organizations, and citizens who have worked hard to prevent COVID-19 infections in the community, including hospitals operating screening clinics, promotion and guidance of central government and Seoul city COVID-19 response policies, disinfection and other COVID-19 prevention volunteering, and medical supplies donations.

Also, in 2021, through discovering and selecting COVID-19 merit commendation recipients, the Seoul Metropolitan Council plans to actively encourage community COVID-19 infection prevention campaigns and strive to establish a community quarantine system until the end of COVID-19.

To comply with COVID-19 prevention guidelines such as the implementation of social distancing level 2.5 in the metropolitan area (’20.12.8.~12.28) due to the spread of COVID-19, the ceremony for directly awarding the COVID-19 response merit commendations will be omitted, and the certificates will be sent by mail to the respective institutions and organizations.

Chairman Kim In-ho said, “I sincerely thank all those who dedicate themselves to preventing the spread of infectious diseases amid the global crisis of COVID-19. You are true heroes protecting the health of 10 million citizens,” and added, “The Seoul Metropolitan Council will do its best until the day COVID-19 ends.”

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