On-site Investigation Conducted with 80 Staff Members Deployed, Active Response
[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] On the 25th at 3:30 PM, Noh Hyun-song, Mayor of Gangseo-gu, held an emergency COVID-19 countermeasure meeting and instructed thorough preparations to prevent further spread of the infection in the region following a cluster outbreak at an aerobics academy.
Although Seoul has currently declared COVID-19 response level 2 citywide, considering the seriousness of the situation, the district emphasized actively responding by applying the level 3 quarantine response manual.
Accordingly, until this situation stabilizes, all public facilities managed or hosted by the district, including meetings and events, as well as sports facilities, cultural facilities, and welfare facilities with high risk of infection, will be completely suspended. However, private facilities will maintain social distancing level 2.
Additionally, all staff will continuously patrol frontline sites such as businesses to thoroughly inspect compliance with quarantine rules and supervise management.
Mayor Noh Hyun-song said, “We ask residents to refrain from gatherings and events to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to strictly comply with quarantine rules.”
○ Increase in epidemiological investigators: 80 staff deployed for on-site investigations
- Confirming CCTV routes of confirmed and contact cases and conducting phone surveys (guidance on testing for confirmed and contact cases) ongoing
○ Suspension of operation of district-run or district-hosted public facilities (from November 26 to December 7)
- Libraries: 35 locations (8 district libraries, 27 small libraries)
- Public sports facilities: 10 locations
- Cultural facilities: 3 locations (Gangseo Cultural Center, Heo Jun Museum, Gyeomjae Jeongseon Art Museum)
- Youth study rooms: 6 locations
- Gangseo Community Center: 1 location
○ Suspension of welfare facility operations (from November 26 until further notice)
- Comprehensive social welfare centers: 10 locations
- District senior welfare centers: 5 locations
- Senior citizen centers: 188 locations
○ Closure of daycare centers: 373 locations (entire Gangseo-gu) (from November 24 until further notice)
※ Emergency childcare support provided
○ Inspection and guidance of 654 private sports facilities: November 27 (Fri), November 30 (Mon)
○ Inspection and guidance of 483 singing rooms, PC rooms, and general game providers (adult arcades):
December 2, 2020 (Wed) / December 11 (Fri) / December 21 (Mon)
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