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  [Notice] SMG holds Cities Against COVID-19 Global Summit 2020

  등록일 2020-05-26 글쓴이 seoulsolution

   Overview  ○ Title: Cities Against COVID-19 Global Summit 2020  ○ Theme: Cooperation and Solidarity between Municipal Governments in Response to COVID-19     - 15 sessions, including the Municipal Government Mayors’ Meeting  ○ Period: June 1-5, 2020  ○ Venue: 8F, Multipurpose Hall, Seoul City Hall (installation of Video Meeting Studio)  ○ Participants: Seoul Metropolitan Government, related officials and experts from cities overseas, academic and disinfection businesses, etc.  ○ Operational Method: Crowd-free video conferencing / global broadcasting in connection with YouTube and international broadcasters     - Operation: Operation as an international video conference with 1 hour and 30 minutes per field, simultaneous interpretation     - Safety Management: Filming studio on 1F / news collection on 2F (separated space and flow of movement)     - Presentation: Pre-recorded greetings from overseas, or local broadcasts in real time (Korean-English subtitles) ○ Live Streaming    - Official Website of CAC Global Summit 2020: www.cac2020.or.kr    - Official Youtube of the Seoul Metroplitan Government: https://www.youtube.com/seoulcityofficial    - Official Facebook Page of the Seoul Metroplitan Government: facebook.com/seoulcitykorea  Key Visuals for Event (Representative Slogan: “Together We Stand”)    

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  [UK_Reuters] How South Korea turned an urban planning system into a virus tracki..

  등록일 2020-05-22 글쓴이 seoulsolution

  How South Korea turned an urban planning system into a virus tracking database 22, May, 2020 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea-tracing/how-south-korea-turned-an-urban-planning-system-into-a-virus-tracking-database-idUSKBN22Y03I

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  Seoul shares COVID-19 outbreaks and response situations in real time

  등록일 2020-04-02 글쓴이 seoulsolution

  Global Smart City Seoul that promptly and transparently shares the current state of COVID-19 outbreaks and response situations in real time South Korea saw a sudden increase of confirmed patients in the early stages of the COVID-19 emergency as a result of mass infection by a specific religious group. In response, the Korean government promptly provided a supply of diagnostic kits based on the “Emergency Use Authorization System” that was introduced in 2017 to respond to the situation with quick diagnoses of numerous test subjects. Furthermore, the government enforced prompt testing with drive-through screening stations, quick and intense quarantine measures, tracking of confirmed patients’ paths of movement, and quickly provided transparent information. Through such a systematic and quick handling of the situation, the number of patients in quarantine continues to decrease with the current recovery rate at about 50%. The World Health Organization and foreign press consider South Korea a model case of a nation’s response to COVID-19.   A 24-hour countermeasure team was operated immediately following the outbreak of the first confirmed patient in Seoul, and in addition to discovering patients quickly, the city has made all-out efforts to prevent local spread through the self-quarantine of individuals who have come into contact with confirmed patients, the social distancing campaign, and concentrated management of high-risk groups. All related information is transparently revealed to the public and close cooperation is practiced with provincial cities experiencing grave circumstances as an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 within Seoul and throughout the entire country of South Korea. Critical rules to observe for stopping the spread of COVID-19 include transparently announcing information and responding quickly. In order to abide by these rules, the Seoul Metropolitan Government opened and operates a Korean website that offers information to locals and also opened an English website on March 25 for foreigners as means of speedily providing information on the COVID-19 situation. The English website can be reached by clicking on this link: http://english.seoul.go.kr/covid/. The website offers: ① Daily Reports: Transparent information such as a dashboard on the current state and a log of confirmed patients’ paths of movement ② Screening Clinic: Information on drive-through screening stations and walk-in screening centers, as well as the diagnostic capacity of South Korea ③ Countermeasures: Operation of Clean Zones, management of risk facilities such as Shincheonji-related facilities and high-risk industrial sites, information on various support policies ④ Promotion, Campaign: Promotion materials for foreigners, information on the social distancing campaign ⑤ Information for Foreign Visitors: Special entry procedures, measures for international students, special broadcast with COVID-19 updates ⑥ International News Reports: List of main articles published by foreign media regarding COVID-19 The information above can be found easily on the English website.

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  [Hong Kong_South China Morning Post] Asia has the top three mass transit systems..

  등록일 2020-03-19 글쓴이 seoulsolution

  Asia has the top three mass transit systems in the world – and that’s not even counting the Hong Kong MTR 19 Mar, 2020 https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3075591/asia-has-top-three-mass-transit-systems-world-and-thats