Temporary Screening Clinics in the Seoul Metropolitan Area to Operate Shortened Hours from 7 to 10 Days Due to Cold Wave... 11 AM to 3 PM (Update)

Citizens are lining up to get tested at a temporary screening clinic for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) set up at Seoul Plaza. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] With a cold wave forecast through the weekend, the operating hours of temporary screening clinics for COVID-19 in the Seoul metropolitan area will be temporarily shortened.

Yoon Tae-ho, head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters' quarantine team, stated at a regular briefing on the 6th, "From the 7th through Sunday, the operating hours of temporary screening clinics in the metropolitan area will be shortened to 11 a.m. to 3 p.m." He explained, "This is to protect the medical staff working at the temporary screening clinics and ensure the safety of those being tested due to the ongoing cold wave."

The temporary screening clinics will resume normal operations from next week. As of today, a total of 143 temporary screening clinics are operating in Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon. Since the 14th of last month, 826,372 diagnostic tests have been conducted at these sites, identifying 2,398 confirmed COVID-19 cases.

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