Pyeongtaek Mayor Jung Jang-seon Urges Citizens to Maintain 'Social Distancing'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek Mayor Jung Jang-seon stressed the importance of maintaining social distancing for two weeks during a COVID-19 response and inspection meeting held at the City Hall Comprehensive Situation Room on the 23rd. He also instructed city officials to devise measures for all citizens to participate.

Mayor Jung stated, "With schools at all levels reopening in two weeks, we need to focus on preventing the spread even if it is inconvenient for the time being," and added, "Please do your best to ensure citizens can participate in social distancing through intensive promotion over the next two weeks."

He further urged, "Strongly recommend a two-week suspension of operations for religious facilities, indoor sports facilities, and entertainment establishments, and when operations are unavoidable, make all efforts to ensure thorough compliance with quarantine guidelines through on-site inspections."

The city plans to further strengthen the previously promoted 'social distancing' campaign and conduct citizen awareness activities, while promoting participation from all citizens through mass text messages, SNS, and banner installations on major streets.

Additionally, inspection teams will be organized by departments to conduct intensive inspections of religious facilities, indoor sports facilities, and entertainment establishments to check operational status and compliance with quarantine measures.