Hampyeong-gun, Psychological Quarantine with Companion Plants 'Goodbye COVID-19 Blue'

2021 Regional Customized Well-being Campaign Contest Project

[Hampyeong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Hampyeong-gun has launched psychological quarantine measures to help the elderly overcome 'Corona Blue (depression)'.

On the 30th, Hampyeong-gun, Jeollanam-do, announced that on the 26th it conducted the 'Companion Plant Sharing Psychological Quarantine! Project' to provide emotional stability to the elderly experiencing psychological anxiety due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

Members of the Hampyeong-gun Life Improvement Association (President Yoo Sun-ok) participated in the event, creating and delivering companion plants that the elderly can care for, comforting neighbors exhausted by COVID-19.

An elderly recipient of a companion plant expressed gratitude, saying, "I was depressed staying at home due to COVID-19, but taking care of the plants gives me something to do and I don't feel lonely."

Kim Bong-hyun, Director of the Resident Welfare Division, said, "I hope companion plants will become a new source of vitality in the daily lives of the elderly, who have become bored due to restricted outdoor activities caused by COVID-19."

Meanwhile, this project was carried out as part of the 'Creating Hampyeong with Love' initiative, selected for the '2021 Regional Customized Well-being Campaign Contest' organized by the Korea Central Volunteer Center, commissioned by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

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