Suwon Designates 228 Additional COVID-19 Safe Restaurants

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon announced on the 12th that it has additionally designated 228 'COVID-19 Safe Restaurants' this year to improve dining culture and prevent the spread of COVID-19 by complying with daily quarantine guidelines.

'COVID-19 Safe Restaurants' are general and casual dining establishments that comply with all three of the following conditions: ▲providing serving tools such as plates, tongs, and ladles for portioning, or individual side dishes ▲maintaining hygienic food utensil management ▲employees and business owners wearing masks during operations.

Suwon currently has a total of 459 Safe Restaurants. Establishments that do not serve regular meals, such as cafes, dessert specialty shops, bakeries, and fast food restaurants, are excluded from the designation.

Applications for Safe Restaurant designation can be submitted through the 'Project Applications' bulletin board on the Suwon city website (https://www.suwon.go.kr/index.do) or by visiting the Environmental Sanitation Division of the relevant district office where the business is located.

After application, a municipal official visits the site for on-site inspection and notifies the applicant of the result. As incentives, the restaurant receives a certification sign and hygiene products including utensil holders, dish towels, gloves, and scissors.

After designation as a Safe Restaurant, consumer food hygiene inspectors visit the restaurant quarterly to verify compliance with the designation requirements, and the designation is revoked if even one requirement is not met.