Daejeon City, COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing for City Bus and Taxi Drivers

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[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Daejeon City will conduct diagnostic tests for COVID-19 on local public transportation workers.

According to the city on the 8th, the diagnostic test targets include 2,500 local city bus drivers and 7,982 taxi drivers (5,336 individual and 2,646 corporate), totaling 10,482 people.

Starting today, the city plans to proactively conduct diagnostic tests on these transportation workers to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the community and ensure safety in public transportation use.

The diagnostic tests will be conducted at the Hanbat Sports Complex temporary screening site. The testing hours at the Hanbat Sports Complex temporary screening site are from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM on weekdays, and from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM on weekends and holidays.

Han Sun-hee, Director of the Transportation and Construction Bureau of the city, said, “Along with proactive testing of transportation workers, we will simultaneously disinfect public transportation vehicles to create an environment where citizens can use public transportation with confidence.”

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