Gyeongbuk Province Selects Pohang City and Yecheon County as Best Institutions for 'Food and Public Hygiene Management'

Gyeongbuk Provincial Government Office building.

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] Gyeongbuk Province announced on the 22nd that it selected Pohang City and Yecheon County as the best institutions for exemplary food and public hygiene management amid the COVID-19 situation.

Excellent institutions included Gimcheon City and Chilgok County, while Gumi City, Sangju City, Gunwi County, and Cheongdo County were named as commendable. The best in each category were Gyeongju City for food policy, Andong City for food safety, and Gyeongsan City for public hygiene.

Gyeongbuk Province focused on hygiene sector quarantine measures in response to the COVID-19 outbreak this year, emphasizing food safety management such as designating safe restaurants where residents can visit with peace of mind and self-cleanup initiatives for local stores.

Pohang City was highly recognized for distinctively promoting food culture improvement projects such as self-directed quarantine in hygiene establishments and the Safe Plate Challenge. Yecheon County excellently carried out projects to create a safe dining environment, including promoting the designation of safe restaurants and integrating the hygiene rating system with model restaurants.

Since midnight on the 8th, Gyeongbuk Province has been implementing social distancing level 2 and will not hold a separate awards ceremony but plans to individually deliver plaques and prize money.

Kim Jin-hyun, Director of Welfare and Health Bureau of Gyeongbuk Province, said, "We send encouragement to the cities and counties that have worked hard on quarantine management in hygiene establishments and food safety to prevent the spread of COVID-19 this year," and urged, "Residents should strictly follow quarantine rules when using restaurants and beauty salons."

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