Jinju-si, All Negative Results in Proactive COVID-19 Testing at Jungang-dong Traditional Market

1858 People Tested at Jungang Market, Nongae Market, and Cheonggwa Market through Temporary Screening Clinics Installation

Distributing quarantine supplies to traditional market merchants in Jinju, Gyeongnam, and promoting participation in COVID-19 testing. (Photo by Jinju)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Jinju City, Gyeongnam, installed a temporary screening clinic for COVID-19 testing at the Nongaemarket public parking lot in Jungang-dong traditional market from the 28th to the 29th, conducting proactive testing for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

As a result, all 1,858 merchants from three traditional markets and surrounding vulnerable shopping districts tested negative.

With this, the concerns of citizens who had been anxious about using the traditional market amid reports of confirmed cases in Jungang-dong, as well as the worries of merchants suffering from the stagnant commercial district, were somewhat alleviated, giving the traditional market a renewed opportunity to regain its former vitality.

Cha Seong-su, president of the Merchants' Association, stated, “All merchants are united in making the traditional market safe and will do their best to welcome customers,” adding, “We hope that even more citizens will visit the traditional market in the new year after enduring a difficult year.”

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