Over 1,000 COVID-19 Cases Detected in Metropolitan Temporary Screening Centers Within Ten Days

1025 Cases Confirmed from the 14th Until the Previous Day

Citizens visiting the temporary screening clinic set up at Seoul Station Plaza are lining up and waiting for their turn. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] On the 25th, as the number of new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in South Korea exceeded 1,200, the highest ever, more than 1,000 cumulative confirmed cases were identified in the metropolitan area temporary screening clinics operated to find 'hidden infections' in the local community within ten days.

According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters, 121 new confirmed cases were found at the metropolitan area temporary screening clinics the day before. This figure reflects the positive cases among those tested on the 23rd, included in the statistics of the previous day. Since the temporary screening clinics began operation on the 14th, a total of 411,604 diagnostic tests have been conducted over ten days, identifying 1,025 cumulative confirmed cases.

The government decided to sequentially install about 150 temporary screening clinics in the metropolitan area and conduct intensive testing for three weeks until January 3rd next year to prevent the spread of the third wave by early detection of asymptomatic infected individuals. As of 6 p.m. the previous day, a total of 147 temporary screening clinics were open: 61 in Seoul, 75 in Gyeonggi, and 11 in Incheon.

Anyone can receive a free test at these locations by providing only their mobile phone number, even if they have no suspicious symptoms or epidemiological links to confirmed cases and wish to be tested.

Meanwhile, the total number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Korea increased by 1,241 on the day, bringing the cumulative total to 54,770. The daily number of confirmed cases rose by 256 from the previous day (985), surpassing 1,200 for the first time since the first confirmed case was reported in the country on January 20th.

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