Gangnam-gu, COVID-19 Testing for Elderly and Workers at Care Facilities

Completed for 243 People at 23 Nursing Homes and Day Care Centers ... Continued Until the End of COVID-19

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jung Soon-gyun) has been conducting COVID-19 specimen testing since the 6th for elderly residents using 8 nursing homes and 15 daycare centers within the district.

This is a proactive specimen testing aimed at preventing group infections among elderly people vulnerable to infectious diseases, targeting elderly individuals with mild fever among facility users. Considering mobility difficulties, a testing team composed of doctors, nurses, and staff visited the facilities and tested 243 people, which is 45% of the total 539 actual users across 23 nursing facilities (as of the 23rd), all of whom tested negative.

Additionally, all users and workers entering the facilities are required to follow quarantine-level lifestyle rules such as temperature checks, filling out health questionnaires, one-way dining, and refraining from visiting multi-use facilities.

Bae Geun-hee, Director of the Senior Welfare Division, stated, “We plan to continue testing not only elderly users of nursing facilities in the district but also the workers until COVID-19 is eradicated,” adding, “The district is making every effort to protect residents’ health and safety through thorough disinfection and proactive specimen testing, so we hope residents can feel at ease and adhere well to personal hygiene rules in their daily lives.”

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