Gwangju City Conducts Preemptive COVID-19 Testing for City Bus Drivers

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 29th that it will conduct proactive COVID-19 testing for about 2,800 public bus drivers and workers from 10 companies in the city from the 30th to the 1st of next month.

The testing is being conducted to alleviate citizens' anxiety about public transportation and to prevent the spread of local infections amid the recent rapid increase in COVID-19 cases.

Public bus drivers and workers can get tested at screening clinics in five district health centers or at temporary screening centers set up at City Hall during the period, and the testing is free of charge.

Son Doo-young, head of the city's Public Transportation Division, said, "Since COVID-19 has a high transmission rate even when asymptomatic, we will proactively block silent transmission ahead of confirmed cases rather than responding after they occur," adding, "We will focus on alleviating citizens' anxiety about public transportation and preventing the spread of local infections through continuous proactive testing."

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