Gwangju Nam-gu Starts '120-Day Summer Disinfection' for Infectious Disease Prevention

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Byeong-nae) announced on the 3rd that it will carry out summer season disinfection activities for 120 days from the 3rd to October 22 to prevent infectious diseases during the summer.

Nam-gu is promoting summer season disinfection throughout all 16 neighborhoods in the district so that residents can spend the summer healthily without worrying about pests, as the possibility of infectious diseases transmitted by mosquitoes and harmful pests is increasing.

The reason for conducting summer season disinfection is that the recent sudden rise in temperature has accelerated the cycle in which the eggs of harmful pests such as mosquitoes develop from larvae to adults, which can lead to a rapid increase in harmful pests.

Accordingly, Nam-gu plans to divide the 16 neighborhoods into four zones and focus on disinfection activities to prevent infectious diseases and create a pleasant residential environment.

The summer season disinfection will involve a total of five teams, including the mobile team from the Nam-gu Health Center and four private consignment companies by zone.

In areas where harmful pests are likely to inhabit, such as densely populated residential areas, sewage systems, garbage disposal sites, and water puddles, spraying disinfection will be conducted four times a week.

Additionally, to eliminate mosquito larvae habitats, perforation work to drill holes in discarded tires around residential areas will be carried out once a week.

Along with this, Nam-gu has placed two portable sprayers at each of the 16 neighborhood administrative welfare centers for residents to use free of charge for easy disinfection at home, and will operate a disinfection call center to ensure immediate response to complaints during the summer disinfection period.

A Nam-gu official said, “Due to the eco-friendly spraying disinfection, residents who are accustomed to the smoky haze and smell sometimes misunderstand that disinfection has not been carried out,” and added, “We will do our best in disinfection activities so that residents can live without worrying about infectious diseases.”

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