Seongdong-gu Lunar New Year Holiday Screening Clinics Continue

‘Dundeun One Meal Nuriso(So)’, ‘Dundeun Care Welfare Situation Room’ Operation to More Carefully Support Marginalized Neighbors... Traditional Market and Shopping District Lunar New Year Event, 180 Public and Resident Priority Parking Lots with 3,611 Spaces Open Free... Thorough COVID-19 Response Measures Continue During Seollal, Supporting ‘Screening Clinics’ and ‘Epidemiological Investigations’

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jung Won-oh) has prepared the '2021 Lunar New Year Comprehensive Plan' for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday and will actively implement it from February 8 to 15.

To this end, meticulous and thorough comprehensive measures have been prepared across seven major sectors including medical care, safety, welfare, and transportation.

First, the 'Dundun Han Kki Nuriso(所)' food distribution boxes, stocked with instant rice, ramen, side dishes, and other groceries voluntarily donated by local residents, will be operated so that underprivileged residents can use them. The 'Dundun Han Kki Nuriso(所)' is currently operated at five community centers in Haengdang 1-dong, Geumho 2·3 ga-dong, Seongsu 2-ga 1-dong, Songjeong-dong, and Yongdap-dong, and will be open throughout February except on Lunar New Year day and Sundays.

A 'Dundun Care Welfare Situation Room' will also be operated targeting a total of 3,570 people including the elderly, disabled, middle-aged single-person households, and children receiving meals, and phone check-ins will be conducted for 257 high-risk single-person households.

For seniors vulnerable to infectious diseases, one box of KF masks will be delivered to senior centers and elderly welfare facilities.

Additionally, thorough pre-inspections of major local facilities will be conducted to ensure building safety, and for nine traditional markets and shopping districts, discount events on ceremonial goods and giveaways of promotional items and prizes will be held until the 10th to support small business owners and customers.

To improve convenience for residents, parking enforcement will be relaxed in areas with frequent complaints about illegal parking near traditional markets and stations according to traffic flow, and 3,611 parking spaces across 180 public and resident-priority parking lots will be opened free of charge to alleviate parking difficulties.

During this Lunar New Year holiday, COVID-19 response will also be thoroughly managed. Along with operating a COVID-19 medical response team, the health center’s tasks have been subdivided into 12 units to manage confirmed cases and other response duties, completing preparatory work to thoroughly prepare for any emergency situations. Screening clinics (health centers) will operate from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. during the holiday, and the temporary screening clinic (near Seongdong-gu Office) will operate from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Furthermore, masks, hand sanitizers, and letters of appreciation will be delivered to over 6,400 'essential workers' exposed to COVID-19 infection risks at their workplaces.

To create a pleasant and comfortable Lunar New Year atmosphere, a 'Joint Vulnerable Area Cleaning Tour by Dong' was completed by the 5th, and during the holiday period, the cleaning situation room staff will be expanded to 47 people in six teams per day to promptly collect holiday waste.

Jung Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, said, “We earnestly ask residents to refrain from visiting their hometowns and relatives as much as possible to prevent the spread of COVID-19 this Lunar New Year.” He added, “Although the prolonged pandemic has caused many difficulties and inconveniences for residents, we will carefully manage every corner to ensure a healthier and safer holiday than ever before.”

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