Pyeongtaek City Implements Comprehensive Lunar New Year Holiday Measures

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek City announced on the 8th that it will implement a "2021 Comprehensive Lunar New Year Holiday Plan" from February 11-14, concentrating administrative resources on epidemic prevention systems and citizen safety.

The city will operate a comprehensive situation room composed of 10 sectors including an overall control team, disaster management, medical treatment and quarantine, traffic, grave visit measures, and sanitation teams during the holiday period. In case of emergency situations, the city will maintain close coordination with relevant agencies and promptly address citizen inconveniences and complaints.

The disaster and safety situation room will operate 24 hours to enable rapid response to various disasters and safety accidents, and reporting systems will be maintained. Safety management will be strengthened through inspections on quarantine rules compliance at public facilities and safety checks on disaster-vulnerable facilities.

The health center will operate screening clinics from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. during the Lunar New Year holiday period and will strengthen prevention and rapid response through a 24-hour emergency response system for COVID-19 patients during the holiday. The city plans to continuously monitor the health management of self-quarantined individuals and any unauthorized departures. Additionally, emergency and on-duty medical institutions and pharmacies will be designated to maintain an emergency medical care system.

To ensure the safety of citizens using public transportation, mask wearing will be mandatory for transportation workers and passengers, and facilities with heavy foot traffic such as Pyeongtaek Station will undergo intensive disinfection once daily in cooperation with relevant organizations in eup, myeon, and dong units. Advance reservations will be required for charnel houses.

The city will maintain an emergency contact system with subcontractors to respond promptly to complaints regarding residential waste collection during the Lunar New Year holiday period.

Pyeongtaek Mayor Jung Jang-seon urged, "To prevent the spread of COVID-19 and achieve its early end, we ask for your cooperation in refraining from meetings with loved ones for now and adhering to quarantine guidelines and social distancing measures."