Suwon Urban Corporation Enters Emergency Duty Operations for Lunar New Year Holiday

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon Urban Corporation (President Lee Sang-hu) announced on the 26th that it has established a "2022 Lunar New Year Holiday Comprehensive Measures" and entered emergency duty operations to minimize civil complaints and inconveniences during Korea's biggest holiday, allowing citizens to spend a safe and comfortable holiday.

The Yeonhwa Hall Operations Division will operate two indoor memorial facilities—Memorial Hall Nos. 1 and 2—on a reservation basis through the 18th of next month to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Operating hours are from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., with a maximum of 4 people per household allowed to enter, and the maximum number of visitors per hour is limited to 160 people.

Outdoor memorial facilities such as urn storage and natural burial sites, funeral parlors, and the Seung-hwa crematorium will operate normally, while both indoor and outdoor ritual spaces will be closed.

Public parking lots will partially offer free parking from January 29th to February 2nd, coinciding with the start of the Lunar New Year holiday, depending on location and facility structure, while the City Hall Annex and Ingye public parking lots will be closed.

The Resource Circulation Center will be closed for 3 days—January 30th and February 1st-2nd—and will suspend collection of household waste.

The National Sports Center at the General Sports Complex, Jangan-gu Residents Hall, and Long-term Care Center will be closed, while Hwasan Sports Park will be closed for two days on January 31st and February 1st.

Transportation for the mobility-impaired and monitoring of illegal parking in resident-priority parking areas will operate normally.

President Lee Sang-hu stated, "We have established comprehensive measures and entered emergency duty operations to enhance citizen convenience and prevent safety accidents during the Lunar New Year holiday period," and added, "We ask for strict adherence to quarantine guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19."