[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Seventeen beaches in the Gyeongnam region, including Geoje City and Changwon City, simultaneously opened on the 3rd.
The beaches in the Gyeongnam region that opened today include 16 beaches in Geoje such as Gugora, Wahyeon, Hakdong Heukjinju, Mongdol, Okgy, and Nongso, as well as Gwangam Beach, the only beach in Changwon City.
Although the rainy season has begun and relatively heavy rain is expected this weekend, the beach operations started as originally planned.
Other beaches along the southern coast of Gyeongnam will open by next week. Five beaches in Namhae County and Namildae Beach in Sacheon City will open on the 9th, and three beaches in Tongyeong City will open on the 10th.
The Gyeongnam Province has deployed 184 safety management personnel and 380 COVID-19 prevention staff to support safe and comfortable beach activities.
Visitors must first undergo a temperature check and leave a visit record through the Safe Call system before entering the beach. Beach umbrellas must be installed so that the distance between the edges of the canopies exceeds 2 meters.
Gyeongnam Province and health authorities will continue on-site announcements to encourage mask-wearing outside of the water. The capacity of restrooms and indoor showers will be strictly controlled.
The beaches in Gyeongnam were found to have clean water quality and sand environment. Both water quality (Enterococcus and E. coli) and beach sand (lead, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, mercury, arsenic) were below the standard levels in tests conducted by the Gyeongnam Health and Environment Research Institute before opening.
Meanwhile, the rainy season is expected to start in the western region of Gyeongnam from today, with rain expected from the afternoon.
According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the rainfall on the southern coast of Gyeongnam today is expected to be 50 to 100 mm, with some areas receiving over 150 mm.
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