Dongdaemun-gu, Over 550 Street Vendors Undergo COVID-19 Preliminary Testing

COVID-19 Testing for Over 550 Street Vendors from the 9th to 11th

An employee of Dongdaemun-gu Office visited a street vendor on the 5th to provide guidance on proactive COVID-19 testing.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor You Deok-yeol) will conduct proactive COVID-19 testing for street vendor workers from the 9th to the 11th, the first such initiative nationwide.

Amid growing concerns due to continuous cases of community transmission of COVID-19 with unknown infection routes nationwide, the district has decided to carry out proactive testing to protect residents and vulnerable groups susceptible to COVID-19.

In particular, approximately 550 street vendor workers located near Cheongnyangni General Market and Gyeongdong Market, the largest traditional markets in the northeastern area of Seoul, have frequent contact with unspecified many people, raising concerns about community transmission.

Accordingly, since the 5th, the district office has been promoting proactive COVID-19 testing through its official website, and district office staff have been visiting street vendors directly to actively guide merchants to get tested.

You Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, “As the number of confirmed cases with unknown infection routes is increasing, we have decided to conduct proactive testing targeting street vendor merchants located in areas with high foot traffic. We deeply empathize with the difficulties faced by residents and vulnerable groups due to COVID-19, and we will mobilize all administrative resources to overcome COVID-19 and do our best in quarantine activities so that we can restore our daily lives as soon as possible.”

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