Uijeongbu-si Adds 3 Temporary Screening Clinics... Full Effort to Prevent Infection

Uijeongbu City took a proactive measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by adding three temporary screening clinics on the 16th. [Provided by Uijeongbu City]

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] Uijeongbu City in Gyeonggi Province is strengthening quarantine measures at multi-use facilities by installing additional temporary screening clinics in response to the spread of COVID-19.

On this day, the city installed additional temporary screening clinics at Exit 3 of Mangwolsa Station in Howon-dong, Exit 1 of Nokyang Station in Nokyang-dong, and the parking lot in front of the former Lotte Mart in Yonghyeon-dong, allowing any citizens suspected of COVID-19 symptoms to get tested.

The screening clinics currently operated by the city include eight locations such as Uijeongbu City Health Center, Chu Hospital, Uijeongbu Paik Hospital, Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center Uijeongbu Hospital, and Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital. The city plans to operate screening clinics by circulating mobile testing vehicles to underserved areas.

Additionally, disinfection will be conducted targeting traditional markets and underground shopping centers, and additional quarantine personnel will be deployed to disinfect vulnerable areas.

The city has also established measures to increase patient transport buses to quickly transfer confirmed patients to hospitals and other treatment facilities, and plans to deploy additional telephone operators.

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