Sejong City, All Firefighters Undergo Preemptive COVID-19 Testing

The Sejong City Fire Headquarters will conduct COVID-19 diagnostic tests on all firefighters in the jurisdiction within this month. This measure is taken as a preventive step to curb the spread of infectious diseases in the area. The photo is unrelated to the article. Source=Yonhap News

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Sejong City Fire Headquarters will conduct comprehensive COVID-19 testing for firefighters within the jurisdiction.

The Fire Headquarters announced on the 13th that from the 14th to the 22nd of this month, all 530 firefighters in the area will undergo comprehensive COVID-19 testing.

The comprehensive testing is conducted as a preemptive measure against possible infections, considering the nature of firefighters' duties who must respond to COVID-19 by transporting confirmed and suspected cases on the front lines of quarantine efforts.

With the cooperation of the Sejong Health Center, the Fire Headquarters plans to carry out the testing by having paramedics with nursing licenses from the fire department visit fire stations to collect specimens, which will then be sent to the Health and Environment Research Institute for analysis.

If any confirmed cases are detected during this process, the confirmed individuals will be immediately placed under self-quarantine, close contacts will be identified and subjected to additional testing, and measures will be taken according to response guidelines to minimize any gaps in fire service operations.

Cheon Chang-seop, head of the Fire Administration Division, said, “The comprehensive testing is conducted as a preventive measure against COVID-19,” adding, “We will strive to protect the health and safety of citizens through social distancing and adherence to quarantine rules.”

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