Encouraging Proactive COVID-19 Testing for Seongbuk District Residents

Free Testing for Everyone Regardless of Symptoms Until January 3: Full Effort to Block Asymptomatic Infection Sources

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) has actively encouraged residents to undergo proactive COVID-19 testing to block asymptomatic infection sources.

Seongbuk-gu has set up and is operating temporary screening clinics at Seongbuk-gu Office Wind Yard (Bomun-ro 168) on the 15th and at the Seoul Civil Defense Education Center (Hwarang-ro 376) on the 21st.

The Seongbuk-gu COVID-19 temporary screening clinics will operate until January 3, 2021, with possible extensions depending on the situation. On weekdays, testing is available from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on weekends and holidays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The testing method is nasopharyngeal swab PCR, and any general citizen who wishes to be tested can do so anonymously. The testing is free of charge.

As of 6 p.m. on the 28th, Seongbuk-gu has conducted tests on 10,827 people through the two temporary screening clinics and identified 47 asymptomatic cases.

Lee Seung-ro, Mayor of Seongbuk-gu, stated, “We are concentrating all administrative efforts to prevent the resurgence of COVID-19, but voluntary participation from residents is absolutely necessary along with quarantine measures,” and urged, “Please refrain from gatherings of more than five people during the year-end and New Year period and actively participate in proactive COVID-19 testing for everyone's health and safety.”

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