Normal Military Service Physical Examination to Proceed from Today

Enlistees are undergoing physical examinations at the Military Manpower Administration.

[Asia Economy Reporter Yang Nak-gyu] Military service physical examinations have resumed normally starting today. This comes after a two-month suspension due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

According to the Military Manpower Administration on the 20th, the military service physical examinations were temporarily suspended from February 24 to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The initial suspension period was two weeks, but with extensions, the examinations were halted for a total of eight weeks until the 17th of this month. The Military Manpower Administration had conducted partial examinations for volunteer recruits and those returning home starting from the 13th of this month.

Through the Military Manpower Administration's website, a 'Health Status Questionnaire' is collected in advance. Individuals who have entered the country within 14 days, visitors to facilities with COVID-19 cluster outbreaks, and those released from self-quarantine within one month are excluded from the examination. The Military Manpower Administration emphasized that the examinations will be conducted while practicing 'social distancing.'

A pre-screening station is set up at the entrance of the examination site to check for fever on the day of the examination using thermal cameras and thermometers. Those exhibiting respiratory symptoms such as chills or coughing will be sent home. The examination rooms, equipped with acrylic partitions, are disinfected more than twice daily, and examinees sit in a 'zigzag' pattern maintaining at least a 1-meter distance during the examination.

The Military Manpower Administration explained that considering social distancing, about 100 examinees will be tested daily, fewer than the usual average of 160 per day. The number will be adjusted appropriately depending on the COVID-19 situation.

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