All 6,544 Sampled COVID-19 Tests at Metropolitan Area Nursing Hospitals Return Negative
The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (CDSCH) announced on the 2nd that all results came back negative after conducting sample diagnostic tests for COVID-19 at some nursing hospitals in the metropolitan area.
The test subjects were workers, caregivers, and newly admitted patients at nursing hospitals located in Guro-gu and Eunpyeong-gu in Seoul, and Seongnam-si, Uijeongbu-si, and Gunpo-si in Gyeonggi-do. From the 17th to the 27th of last month, sample diagnostic tests were conducted on 6,544 people at 46 nursing hospitals over ten days.
The testing applied the COVID-19 specimen pooling test method jointly developed by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency and the Korean Society for Laboratory Medicine on the 10th of last month. Pooling tests combine specimens from 5 to 10 people into one sample for diagnostic testing. If a positive result is found, all individuals in the group are retested individually.
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The CDSCH plans to continue using this method to detect cluster infections early in high-risk group facilities. Additionally, this approach will be included in the long-term infection control response plans for high-risk group facilities such as nursing hospitals.
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