Gwangjin-gu, On-site Health Checkups for Visiting International Students

Gwangjin-gu Medical Staff Conduct 1:1 Face-to-Face Checkups at Sejong University International Students' Temporary Residence Facility... Symptomatic Individuals Moved to Public Health Center Screening Clinic for COVID Testing

Medical staff from Gwangjin District Office conducting health checkups for international students visiting the temporary residence facility at Sejong University on the 4th.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwangjin-gu (District Mayor Kim Seon-gap) has launched the first second-round on-site testing in a Seoul autonomous district to strengthen preventive measures for international students in the area, following the first confirmed case of a Chinese international student in Gangneung.

Since February 12, the district has been conducting second-round testing for Chinese international students at a temporary screening clinic set up in the Gwanggaeto Hall of Sejong University. However, to conduct more thorough testing, it decided to carry out on-site testing directly for international students residing in the temporary accommodation facility at Sejong University.

The testing is conducted face-to-face on a one-on-one basis every Wednesday at the temporary accommodation facility where international students who have entered Korea within the last two weeks reside.

Medical staff review the health questionnaires filled out by the students in advance (including recent travel history and symptoms) to assess the possibility of COVID-19 infection, and check their health status through temperature checks and basic examinations.

Students showing symptoms such as fever or cough during the test are transferred to the Gwangjin-gu Public Health Center screening clinic for retesting.

After the test, guidance materials are provided and preventive education is conducted, while disinfection is carried out in the temporary accommodation facility and surrounding areas.

For Chinese international students who have undergone the second-round testing, joint monitoring with Sejong University will be conducted for 14 days until they leave the temporary accommodation facility.

Prior to this, the district took the lead among Seoul autonomous districts by establishing a temporary screening clinic within Sejong University and completed testing for over 320 international students in three rounds.

In the case of Konkuk University, second-round testing for international students is underway in cooperation with Konkuk University Hospital, and Presbyterian University plans to conduct second-round testing as soon as the small number of international students arrive.

Kim Seon-gap, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, said, “Since there are many universities in the district, we have proactively worked on prevention for Chinese international students by holding countermeasure meetings with university officials and creating an SNS hotline since February.” He added, “We will continue to protect the lives and safety of residents through a thorough quarantine system.”

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