Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Draws Attention by Distributing 'Gwangsan Citizen Masks' to Foreign Residents

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangsan District, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Samho) is attracting attention by distributing 'Gwangsan Citizen Masks' to foreign residents.

According to Gwangsan District on the 13th, the distribution of Gwangsan Citizen Masks was promoted to encourage foreign residents to participate in social distancing and other infectious disease prevention activities.

A total of about 2,500 masks have stickers with COVID-19 prevention guidelines in five languages, including Korean.

Produced as part of the 'COVID-19 Job Creation Project,' the masks are distributed two per person by foreign resident support organizations.

A Gwangsan District official said, "As the local spread of COVID-19 has rapidly increased recently, we have taken steps to deliver masks for the safety of both native and migrant residents."

Meanwhile, Gwangsan District, where 54% of Gwangju's foreign residents live, is conducting multilingual interpretation services for foreign residents in self-quarantine, providing multilingual quarantine notices, and distributing promotional materials on prevention guidelines, in addition to this cloth mask distribution.