Suwon Mayor Yeom Tae-young Participates in 'Stay Strong Campaign' to Overcome COVID-19

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon Mayor Yeom Tae-young participated on the 9th in the 'Stay Strong Campaign' to encourage overcoming COVID-19 and bringing an early end to the pandemic.

The 'Stay Strong' campaign, launched by South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is a global relay campaign designed to generate worldwide solidarity and support in response to COVID-19.

Mayor Yeom participated in the campaign while holding a sign that reads 'Stay Strong, Suwon is with you.' The sign features an image of two hands in prayer with soap bubbles above them, symbolizing the determination to overcome COVID-19 through rigorous personal hygiene management.

Mayor Yeom's campaign participation was nominated by CityNet, an international organization for cooperation among cities in the Asia-Pacific region. CityNet comprises 163 member cities and organizations including local governments, municipal associations, and NGOs. Suwon City joined CityNet in 1997 and has served as an Executive Committee city since 2018.

To participate in the Stay Strong Campaign, participants must take a photo holding a sign with a message supporting the overcoming of COVID-19 and upload the photo to their SNS with the hashtag '#StayStrongCampaign.' Finally, they must tag three people to continue the campaign.

Mayor Yeom designated Chungcheongnam-do Governor Yang Seung-jo, Martin Horn, mayor of Freiburg, Germany (a sister city of Suwon), and HJ Rosali HJ Mahmud, mayor of Seberang Perai, Malaysia (with whom ties were forged at the 2017 Humane City Suwon Forum), as the next participants.

Mayor Yeom stated, "Until the moment COVID-19 ends, I will join forces with all citizens to overcome the infectious disease."