Yeonggwang-gun 'Tourist Site Quarantine and Accommodation Readiness Improvement Project' Promotion

Published 25 Aug.2021 15:23(KST)

[Yeonggwang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jeonseong] Jeollanam-do Yeonggwang-gun (Governor Kim Junsung) announced on the 25th that it will promote the ‘Tourist Site Quarantine and Accommodation Readiness Improvement Support Project’ to respond to the local spread of COVID-19, create a safe travel environment, and alleviate the public’s travel anxiety.

The county will assign 15 management personnel responsible for quarantine at three major tourist sites in addition to Bulgapsa Tourist Site to conduct temperature checks, disinfection, guidance on daily quarantine rules, and environmental maintenance for safe travel at tourist sites.

The recruitment of management personnel will proceed until the 31st, and applicants must visit the local town or township office with identification and application documents to apply.

Eligibility requires applicants to be Yeonggwang-gun residents aged between 18 and 64 as of the announcement date. Preference will be given to residents who have experienced unemployment or business closure in the tourism industry due to COVID-19, as well as vulnerable employment groups. Final selection will be made after document screening and interviews in early next month.

The selected personnel will be assigned to their respective jurisdictions and begin work for four months from next month until December.

A county official said, “Through quarantine at tourist sites and the creation of a safe travel environment, we aim to alleviate the public’s travel anxiety and contribute to the activation of safe domestic travel. Providing jobs to those on leave or unemployed due to COVID-19 is also expected to help the local economy.”