Baek Kun-ki, Mayor of Yongin City, Participates in Stay Strong Campaign

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hun Reporter] Baek Kun-ki, Mayor of Yongin City, participated on the 28th in the ‘Stay Strong campaign’ to pray for the overcoming of COVID-19 and an early end to the pandemic.

The Stay Strong campaign was launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in March of last year. Campaign participants take photos holding signs with messages of overcoming COVID-19 and post them on SNS and other platforms, then nominate the next participant to continue the relay.

Mayor Baek received the baton from Park Sun-kyung, President of Yongin University, and together with Park Young-chun, Director of Cheoin-gu Health Center, and Lee Nan-yeon, Head of the Health Policy Division, delivered encouragement messages including ‘People-centered Yongin citizens can overcome COVID-19’, ‘Please wear a mask properly with Jo-a Yong’, and ‘Wash your hands frequently’.

Mayor Baek stated, “I express gratitude and encouragement to the citizens making efforts in personal disease prevention,” and added, “Viewing the place where our citizens are as the frontline of quarantine efforts, I ask you to participate in social distancing.”

Meanwhile, Mayor Baek nominated Kim Bo-ra, Mayor of Anseong City, and singer Seo Eun-kwang, who serves as a public relations ambassador for Yongin City, as the next participants in the relay campaign.