Yangcheon-gu Opens Community Centers to Residents Who Have Completed COVID-19 Vaccination

Digital Studios Established in Regional Community Centers to Operate from July

Online Studio Established in Sinwol 5-dong

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Kim Soo-young) plans to bring significant changes to the operation of community centers in the second half of the year in preparation for the post-COVID era.

Yangcheon-gu, which has been a leader in operating community centers in Seoul, will provide various incentives starting in July to those who have completed COVID-19 vaccination, including access to community center programs and fitness centers, to increase vaccination participation rates and support the return to daily life.

Dance, aerobics, and singing classes, which had not been operated due to concerns about community infection spread, will be opened for vaccinated individuals (with applications from groups of four or more). For existing courses that had limits on the number of participants, vaccinated individuals will be exempt from the participant count.

Additionally, 53 idle spaces will be allowed to open if all users are fully vaccinated. However, mask-wearing and social distancing guidelines will be strictly followed according to the phased measures of the Central Disease Control Headquarters.

Along with this, the district will operate online studios established in three zones (Mok 3-dong, Sinwol 5-dong, Sinjeong 4-dong) from July to strengthen the digital capabilities of community centers in preparation for the post-pandemic era.

The online studios are equipped with camcorders, lighting panels, microphones, and other equipment for live broadcasting and recording, and can be used for producing online lectures, community content, and real-time meetings.

The district conducted a prior resident survey which showed high demand for digital content such as YouTube lectures. Reflecting this, the district will accelerate the production of high-quality, customized content necessary for the era of non-face-to-face lifelong education and explore various ways to link this with community autonomy projects.

To encourage residents to actively use the online studios, the district plans to provide academy training on studio usage, including YouTube video production, for community center instructors and community autonomy members.

Kim Soo-young, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, said, “As we have managed quarantine exemplary so far, we will strive to take a step closer to returning to daily life by proactively opening and operating various courses for those who have completed vaccination.” He added, “We plan to actively support the online studios in each zone to become a specialized lifelong education content production space unique to our district and a hub for the era of online community autonomy.”

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