Ganghwa County Chief Yu Cheon-ho Announces Comprehensive Lunar New Year Holiday Measures Statement to Residents

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Ganghwa County Chief Yu Cheon-ho announced a "Comprehensive Lunar New Year Holiday Measures" plan on the 8th, prioritizing the safety of county residents from COVID-19, and released an official statement to residents.

The comprehensive holiday measures align with the government's special quarantine measures, designating the period through the 14th as a special holiday quarantine period, and include quarantine measures based on the principles of "ban on gatherings of five or more people for private purposes" and "refraining from hometown visits."

In particular, as confirmed COVID-19 cases have recently declined in non-capital regions while the decline has stalled in the Seoul metropolitan area with risks of resurgence, the county plans to strengthen quarantine measures against population inflow from the capital region during the holiday period and promptly address inconveniences for residents.

County Chief Yu Cheon-ho stated, "Our county has overcome crisis situations through active cooperation from residents during difficult times," and urged residents to "comply with quarantine rules such as refraining from gatherings of five or more people and wearing masks, and limit movement." He added, "This year as well, I will protect residents with preemptive and sometimes extra measures against COVID-19, thinking only of residents' safety."

Meanwhile, the county distributed five quarantine masks each to all residents, totaling approximately 346,000 masks, on the 4th to prevent the spread of COVID-19 within the region due to population inflow from the Seoul metropolitan area during the Lunar New Year holiday period.