Mokpo National University, Students Lining Up in a Row

Students at Mokpo National University are lined up waiting to get tested. / Photo by Asia Economy

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] On the 18th, two students enrolled at Mokpo National University in Jeonnam tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the Muan County Health Center to set up a screening clinic on campus to collect specimens from students.

According to Mokpo National University and Muan County, the two students tested positive for COVID-19 on the same day, becoming Mokpo cases number 23 (Jeonnam 281) and 24 (Jeonnam 282).

With the confirmed cases classified as Mokpo COVID-19 cases 23 and 24 identified as Mokpo National University students, the Muan County Health Center quickly established a screening clinic at 10 a.m. to conduct COVID-19 tests on students to prevent further transmission.

By 3 p.m., the Muan County Health Center had collected specimens from 673 students at the Mokpo National University screening clinic and 120 students at the Muan County Office screening clinic.

A Muan County official stated, “To prevent further confirmed cases, we are conducting thorough disinfection and collecting specimens from students,” adding, “Testing will continue until late at night, so students whose paths may have overlapped are urged to get tested without exception.”

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