Lee Jae-myung: "If Companies Want, We Will Support Free COVID Sample Testing"
[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, announced that he will conduct free sample testing for companies that request it in order to prevent business shutdowns due to COVID-19.
On the 28th, during a press conference broadcast online from the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Situation Room, Governor Lee said, "I ask companies to actively participate in quarantine measures with a serious awareness of the current situation," and promised, "Since prevention is the best measure, if companies conduct random (COVID-19) sample tests to block infection and prevent spread, Gyeonggi Province will actively support the pooling test budget."
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Governor Lee especially emphasized, "If infected individuals can be identified early through random sample testing of employees and related personnel within companies, the worst-case scenario of business shutdowns can be prevented," and urged active cooperation.
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