Jeonnam Province Operates 'Mobile Screening Test Bus' for Thorough Quarantine Without Blind Spots

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province announced that starting from the 28th, it will operate a ‘Mobile Screening Bus’ to conduct thorough preemptive COVID-19 testing without blind spots.

So far, the province has been conducting preemptive COVID-19 testing mainly at vulnerable facilities such as nursing hospitals and nursing homes, while setting up temporary screening centers in Mokpo and Suncheon to allow anyone to get tested for free regardless of symptoms.

However, despite these measures, multi-use facilities with high transmission risk such as logistics centers, large supermarkets, and public transportation facilities face difficulties in getting tested due to shift work, and the same applies to areas densely populated by foreigners.

Accordingly, the province has prepared the ‘Mobile Screening Bus’ to allow these groups to get tested regardless of symptoms, just like at existing screening clinics.

This measure is expected to simplify COVID-19 testing and improve accessibility, enabling more thorough detection of infected individuals.

In particular, starting in Gwangyang on this day, the bus will be fully operated for two weeks, and if effective, the project will be expanded.

Kang Young-gu, Director of the Jeonnam Province Health and Welfare Bureau, said, “Through preemptive testing at vulnerable facilities, we recently identified two positive cases,” and added, “Residents who have a high risk of infection such as public transportation workers and employees at logistics centers and large supermarkets but have had difficulty getting tested are encouraged to actively participate in preemptive testing using this mobile screening bus.”

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