Yeongdeungpo-gu Distributes 20 Masks Per Infant at Daycare Centers... Until the 25th

Proactive Measures for Infant Health and Daycare Safety in New Semester... Free Distribution of 187,640 KF94 Masks (20 per Child) to 9,382 Daycare Children... Scheduled for Delivery to All Daycares by the 25th

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yeongdeungpo-gu (Mayor Chae Hyun-il) will distribute masks for health management, including COVID-19 prevention and fine dust blocking, to local daycare center infants and toddlers starting from the 23rd to mark the new school term.

This mask support was implemented proactively to protect infants and toddlers and ensure daycare center safety management, as the risk of COVID-19 infection is expected to increase due to new admissions of children to daycare centers and guardian visits amid the ongoing spread of COVID-19 during the new school term.

A total of 187,640 masks, 20 per person, will be provided free of charge to 9,382 infants and toddlers registered at local daycare centers.

All masks provided are KF94 products, and distribution is expected to be completed by the 25th.

Recently, there have been consecutive cases of COVID-19 cluster infections in some local daycare centers, raising serious concerns about community spread. Additionally, as fine dust has begun to intensify, special attention is required for the health of children attending daycare centers for the new term and for daycare center safety management measures.

Accordingly, the district plans to thoroughly respond to ensure a safe new school term attendance by protecting children from COVID-19 infections and high-concentration fine dust through mask support.

Separately, the district will continuously monitor compliance with quarantine management measures, provide daycare center-specific response guidelines in preparation for COVID-19 outbreaks, maintain emergency contact networks for daycare centers in case of emergencies, and ensure adherence to quarantine rules to block infection sources within daycare centers.

Furthermore, to ensure the safety of daycare centers amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, the district has taken various measures including ▲preemptive closure orders ▲support for quarantine supplies ▲prohibition of special activities and external visitors ▲preemptive testing of childcare staff and parents ▲additional requests for preemptive testing of grandparents.

Meanwhile, last year, the district supported 110,000 quarantine items such as KF masks, thermometers, and hand sanitizers to infants, toddlers, and childcare staff in local daycare centers, continuously striving to prevent and curb the spread of COVID-19.

Yeongdeungpo-gu Mayor Chae Hyun-il stated, “We hope this mask support will protect the health of our children and assist in the operation of daycare centers for the new school term,” adding, “We will continue to prepare various support measures to make Yeongdeungpo an open and child-friendly district.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.