Guro-gu Distributed a Total of 3.42 Million Masks to Residents Last Year

Vulnerable Groups Including Seniors, Disabled, Children, and Students... 8 Tickets Provided Per Resident

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Guro-gu (Mayor Lee Seong) distributed a total of 3.42 million masks last year.

Based on the population of Guro-gu, 435,751 people (as of September 2020), this amounts to 7.9 masks per resident.

They provided 1.11 million masks to the elderly, 690,000 masks to low-income groups and welfare facilities, 550,000 masks to children and childcare teachers, 320,000 masks to students and teachers, 210,000 masks to people with disabilities, 100,000 masks to small business owners, traditional markets, and dawn labor markets, and 440,000 masks to those in self-quarantine and others.

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Korea early last year, Guro-gu has continuously distributed masks focusing on vulnerable groups to ensure residents' safety and prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

In particular, from February, when mask supply was difficult, until July, when the public mask system was abolished, a total of 2.17 million masks were intensively distributed.

The district has continuously negotiated with mask factories to secure masks and also carried out various projects such as the Good Mask Sharing Campaign and the Multicultural Supporters Mask Sharing Campaign.

A Guro-gu official stated, “We plan to provide additional masks to vulnerable residents until the COVID-19 situation improves,” and added, “We will do our best to protect the safety of residents from COVID-19.”

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