Seongnam City Extends Operation of Temporary COVID-19 Screening Centers for 2 Weeks

[Asia Economy (Seongnam) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province will extend the operation of the 'COVID-19 Temporary Screening Clinics' installed at four locations, including Tancheon Sports Complex, for two more weeks until the 17th.

However, the temporary screening clinic installed at Wirye Story Box will cease operations from the 4th, and starting from the 5th, a drive-thru testing site will be set up and operated at Seongnam Sports Complex.

Currently, the testing sites in Seongnam are located at four places: ▲the plaza in front of Sujeong-gu Public Health Center ▲Seongnam Sports Complex in Jungwon-gu ▲Tancheon Sports Complex in Bundang-gu ▲and Yatap Station plaza.

The operating hours of the testing sites, considering the winter cold and on-site personnel, are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on weekends. The tests conducted include PCR diagnostic tests and rapid antigen tests. The saliva PCR testing method has been excluded.

Previously, starting from December 14 last year, the city expanded the operation of temporary screening clinics to a total of four locations, beginning with the Tancheon Sports Complex temporary screening clinic.

As of midnight on the 2nd, 31,426 people have visited the testing sites. Among them, 98.6% underwent nasopharyngeal swab PCR tests, 0.01% took saliva PCR tests, and the rest were tested using rapid antigen methods. The positive rate was 0.32%.

Through proactive testing, 99 confirmed cases were detected early, with the highest number of residents being 35 in Bundang-gu. This was followed by 27 from other areas, 20 from Jungwon-gu, and 17 from Sujeong-gu.

Seongnam Mayor Eun Soo-mi stated, "Since quarantine is a race against time, we will strive to detect asymptomatic infected individuals early through proactive testing to break the chain of transmission." She urged, "If you have suspicious symptoms such as fever or respiratory issues, please promptly visit screening clinics or temporary screening sites to get tested."

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