Gwangju City to Conduct Planned Inspection of Quarantine Rule Compliance Until Next Month

Facilities Targeted for Social Issues Including Infection-Vulnerable Multi-Use Facilities and Nationwide Occurrences

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 25th that it has been conducting unannounced planned on-site inspections of compliance with quarantine rules since the 18th of last month until early next month to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

This inspection was prepared to raise awareness through unannounced planned inspections due to concerns that citizens' compliance with quarantine rules might become lax as autonomous and responsibility-based quarantine is emphasized and full-scale vaccination is underway.

In addition to on-site inspections conducted by relevant departments, the city formed an inspection team jointly with the Audit Committee, which is in charge of inspection, audit, and investigation tasks under the Social Disaster Division, and the Civil Affairs Judicial Police Division to enhance the objectivity and effectiveness of the inspections. Depending on the inspection targets, related private organizations and associations were also involved.

The inspection targets include multi-use facilities such as entertainment establishments, singing practice rooms, PC rooms, and arcades with adjusted operating hours due to the easing of social distancing measures; socially sensitive facilities such as workplaces densely populated by foreign workers where confirmed cases have recently surged nationwide; and medical facilities vulnerable to infection such as nursing hospitals and religious facilities.

So far, a total of 63 sites including 11 workplaces densely populated by foreign workers in local industrial complexes, 17 party rooms, and 15 entertainment establishments have been inspected on-site. Nine corrective actions were taken for issues such as failure to maintain distancing in rest areas and smoking rooms within workplaces, dormitory quarantine management, and insufficient symptom checks and record-keeping for entertainment facility workers.

The city plans to continue intensive inspections of industries and facilities where group infections have occurred locally and nationwide over the past year to prevent similar group infection cases in the future.

Additionally, since group infections have occurred in call centers despite continuous guidance and inspections, the city plans to conduct additional inspections of facilities under the jurisdiction of relevant departments and review whether there are any issues with the inspection content or methods themselves.

Moon Beom-su, Director of the Citizen Safety Office of the city, said, “Until herd immunity is formed through vaccination, compliance with quarantine rules is the best vaccine.” He added, “To end COVID-19 early, we ask for active participation in upcoming vaccinations and thorough adherence to personal quarantine rules such as wearing masks and prohibiting private gatherings.”

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