'Uiwang City Quarantine Day' Civilian-Government-Military Joint Disinfection Campaign Implemented

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] As COVID-19 spreads nationwide, Uiwang City designated March 5th as 'Uiwang City Quarantine Day.'

On that day, the city formed a civilian-government-military joint team composed of approximately 180 members, including 30 soldiers from the Army's 2506th Unit 3rd Battalion, around 90 members from civic organizations, and approximately 60 civil servants, and conducted disinfection operations on public facilities, alleyways, and side roads.

Additionally, the city has established a cooperative system with civic organizations such as autonomous disaster prevention groups and community welfare councils to prevent community spread of COVID-19, and is carrying out regular disinfection of facilities and targeted disinfection for vulnerable households. Community centers are distributing disinfectants.

Mayor Kim Sang-don of Uiwang City stated, "As the infectious disease crisis alert level has been raised to the 'severe' stage, we are making maximum efforts to prevent the spread of infectious diseases through systematic response measures," and added, "We will mobilize all administrative resources to protect citizens' safety and make our best efforts to address regional economic difficulties."