Yongin City Strengthens COVID-19 Response... Reduction of Health Center Medical Services

[Asia Economy (Yongin) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province has reduced and suspended some medical services at health centers in three districts starting from the 25th to focus on responding to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

This is due to a surge in the number of people undergoing tests following the government's expansion of diagnostic testing criteria, as well as a confirmed case occurring in the area on the 23rd, which has caused a flood of related work.

From the 25th, Suji District Health Center will stop issuing health certificates as part of health checkup services, and from the 2nd of next month, Cheoin and Giheung District Health Centers will do the same. Dementia prevention and other health promotion programs will be operated on a reduced scale.

Starting from the 26th, Cheoin District Health Center has suspended medical services at its branch clinics. Suji District Health Center has moved its medical service hours forward to 4 p.m.

A city official stated, "We will mobilize all personnel to do our best to prevent additional infection cases in the area," adding, "With fake news spreading through online communities and SNS, calls to the health centers have surged to the point of paralyzing their operations, making general medical services virtually impossible."

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