200,000 Masks Donated, Ultraviolet Sterilization Robots Loaned Free of Charge

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hun Reporter] Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, companies in the Gyeonggi region are continuing their proactive efforts to prevent virus spread by donating large quantities of masks and lending sterilization robots free of charge.

On the 12th, the Gyeonggi Province Government held a "mask donation and ultraviolet sterilization robot free lending handover ceremony" at the Gyeonggi Province Government Situation Room, attended by Kim Hee-gyeom, Vice Governor of Administrative Affairs of Gyeonggi Province; Lee Kyung-hak, Chairman of the Gyeonggi Province Social Welfare Council; Park Min-ja, CEO of mask manufacturer Finetech; Kang Yong-hoon, CEO of sterilization robot manufacturer UVER Co., Ltd.; Lee Kwon-no, CEO of facial recognition fever detection robot company Hurim Robotics Co., Ltd.; and others.

Finetech Co., Ltd., a mask manufacturer in Gunpo City, deposited 200,000 KF94 masks to the Gyeonggi Province Social Welfare Council in four installments of 50,000 masks each.
The donated masks will be distributed to vulnerable groups, social welfare facilities, and institutions across the province through the Gyeonggi-Wide Donated Food Support Center, with 30 masks per person.

In addition, a handover ceremony was held for the free lending of five ultraviolet sterilization robots and one facial recognition fever detection robot.
The sterilization robot is an applied development product of UVER Co., Ltd. (based in Ansan), which performed a "2018 Gyeonggi Province technology development project." It has the advantage of enabling continuous disinfection by emitting ultraviolet rays using high-density LED and can disinfect large quantities in a short period of time. In particular, within 30 seconds, it can sterilize 99.99% of pathogens harmful to humans as well as COVID-type viruses.
The self-diagnosed fever robot is an autonomous mobile robot that measures facial fever in an unspecified number of people, and when high-fever patients are detected, it automatically sprays disinfectant and sterilizer. It is a representative product of Hurim Robotics Co., Ltd.
The sterilization and disinfection robot and facial recognition fever detection robot will be pilot-tested at multi-use facilities (daycare centers, movie theaters, Suwon Station, civil service centers, etc.) in cooperation with the Provincial Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters to protect residents from virus infection.

Vice Governor Kim Hee-gyeom said, "In a situation where hygiene products including masks are in short supply, I sincerely thank the companies that have provided masks and sterilization disinfection robots to vulnerable groups in the province. Gyeonggi Province will do its utmost to prevent and contain the spread of COVID-19."

Park Min-ja, CEO of mask manufacturer Finetech Co., Ltd., stated, "I hope this contributes, even if only in part, to alleviating the shortage of masks caused by the novel coronavirus."

Kang Yong-hoon, CEO of ultraviolet sterilization robot manufacturer UVER Co., Ltd., said, "The robot was developed with the support of Gyeonggi Province's technology development, so it is natural to give back to residents of the province." Lee Kwon-no, CEO of self-diagnosed fever detection robot company Hurim Robotics Co., Ltd., expressed his hope that "our products will be used in multi-use facilities to contribute to alleviating residents' anxiety and preventing virus spread."