Jeonnam Province Makes Every Effort for a Safe Seol Holiday... Comprehensive Situation Room in Operation

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province announced on the 19th that it will operate a comprehensive Lunar New Year situation room composed of 11 task forces for 4 days from the 21st to ensure that residents have a safe and warm holiday during the Lunar New Year holiday period.

They will focus on preventing various disasters and accidents, responding quickly in emergencies, revitalizing the local economy, and establishing order in peak season distribution.

As part of the measures to revitalize the local economy during the Lunar New Year holiday, parking around traditional markets is allowed for up to 2 hours during the holiday period, a 10% special discount is offered on local love gift certificates, the Good Price Store Day is operated on the second and fourth Fridays of every month, and the ‘Namdo Jangteo’ online shopping mall holds a Lunar New Year discount event with up to 40% off.

In addition, to protect consumers by establishing distribution order, activities to protect the livelihood of ordinary people have been strengthened, including monitoring compliance with origin labeling and cracking down on unfair trade practices.

As a special traffic measure for the Lunar New Year, disinfection in public transportation sectors such as terminals, buses, and taxis will be strengthened, and reports and handling of traffic inconvenience as well as rapid response to traffic accidents will be carried out.

In particular, to prevent various disasters and accidents and respond quickly in emergencies, the provincial disaster situation room and the 119 comprehensive situation room will operate 24 hours a day.

For preemptive safety management, safety inspections were conducted by the 13th on 115 multi-use facilities including comprehensive passenger facilities, traditional markets, large marts, sales facilities, exhibition and performance halls, and sales facilities.

Jeonnam Province operates 49 emergency medical institutions, 151 one-stop clinics, 104 pharmacies in charge of therapeutics, 55 screening clinics, and 2 temporary screening clinics in highway rest areas during the holiday period to block the spread of COVID-19 in the community, and promotes thorough quarantine through special quarantine measures for multi-use facilities and various sectors.

Also, to prepare for emergency patients during the holiday period, emergency medical situation rooms are operated in the province and each city and county, with 49 emergency medical institutions, 22 public health centers, pharmacies open during the holiday, and 2 regional emergency medical centers operating as emergency medical institutions. Emergency medical dedicated helicopters are also operated for patient transport in vulnerable island areas, among other emergency medical measures.

Pharmacies open during the holiday period by city and county can be inquired and confirmed at each city and county public health center.

Park Hyunsik, Director of the Jeonnam Provincial Autonomous Administration Bureau, said, “I hope this Lunar New Year holiday will be one where families and neighbors prioritize safety,” and added, “We will do our utmost to ensure that all residents have a comfortable and warm Lunar New Year holiday.”

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