Baek Gyun-ki, Yongin Mayor: "The Next Two Weeks Are the Golden Time for Community-Level Disease Prevention"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hoon] Baek Gyun-ki, mayor of Yongin, said through a Facebook live broadcast on the 2nd, "The next two weeks will be the most critical golden time for community-level disease prevention in order to return to normal daily life as it was before COVID-19."

He added, "We must not let our guard down as students have not yet fully returned to school," emphasizing that "we will thoroughly inspect all multi-use facilities and other facilities that pose concerns about community transmission or cluster infections."

In response, the city suspended operations until the 14th of 285 indoor and outdoor public sports facilities, 7 museums and performance halls, 17 libraries, and 33 youth and lifelong education facilities within the jurisdiction in accordance with the "17-day enhanced quarantine measures" for the Seoul metropolitan area announced by the government on the 29th.

In addition, the city issued gathering restriction orders to 2,993 private academies and 214 PC rooms primarily used by students, recommending they exercise maximum restraint in operations. Gathering restriction orders were also issued for 387 noraebang (singing rooms) with high infection risks.

The city plans to take strong administrative measures including reports against business establishments that violate quarantine rules in accordance with administrative orders.

Meanwhile, the city plans to continue close management regarding Gyeonggi Province's issuance of gathering restriction orders until the 14th for logistics warehouses, call centers, funeral homes, and wedding halls issued the previous day.

In relation to this, the city began inspections on the 27th of 105 logistics warehouses within the jurisdiction, including transport and delivery facilities. Additionally, since May, the city has been conducting comprehensive surveys and quarantine condition inspections of 8 wedding halls, 10 funeral homes, 4 call centers, 26 large distribution facilities, and 67 corporate supermarkets.

For the safety of infants and toddlers, the city extended the closure of daycare centers, which was originally planned to reopen on June 1st, through the 14th, while planning to provide 5 masks per person to 13,780 teaching staff members at 352 public and private kindergartens and elementary, middle, and high schools within the jurisdiction.

In addition, beginning June 1st, mask-wearing will be made mandatory for light rail transit users, and entry can be restricted for those not wearing masks.

Mayor Baek said, "As cases of transmission through Bible study meetings and choir activities have recently increased significantly, I urge religious organizations to restrict various meetings and gatherings as much as possible and to strictly adhere to quarantine rules."

He continued, "The alleyway commercial areas that have been sluggish due to COVID-19 are regaining vitality," and added, "I hope citizens who have exhausted all types of support funds will continue to make wise consumption choices to help small business owners."