Yangcheon District Ends Summer Mosquito Worries with "Village Love Quarantine Volunteer Group"

Eco-Friendly Quarantine in Vulnerable Areas Until November

Yangcheon District in Seoul is launching the full-scale operation of the "Village Love Quarantine Volunteer Group," a public-private partnership quarantine system, to proactively block infectious disease-carrying pests during the summer season.

Last summer, Lee Gijae, Mayor of Yangcheon District, participated in joint public-private quarantine activities. Provided by Yangcheon District.

The volunteer group, organized in collaboration with the Yangcheon District Saemaul Leaders Association, consists of 16 teams and about 100 members. From this month until November, they will carry out eco-friendly quarantine activities at least once a week, focusing on areas vulnerable to pests such as densely populated residential areas, parks, traditional markets, and sewers.

During the rainy season and frequent heavy rainfall from July to September, the group will work with the public health center’s rapid response quarantine team to intensively disinfect flood-prone areas, including Anyangcheon. In addition, the district will install 20 additional eco-friendly insect attractant devices in 11 locations with high foot traffic, such as children's parks and village squares, bringing the total to 196 devices. The district will also provide free rentals of high-temperature steam sterilizers and quarantine chemicals to support residents in directly eliminating pests.

Lee Gijae, Mayor of Yangcheon District, stated, "I would like to express my deep gratitude to the Village Love Quarantine Volunteer Group for their active efforts in protecting the health of our residents," and added, "We will continue to do our utmost to create a safe urban environment through customized infectious disease response policies tailored to the changing climate."

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