Hampyeong County Health Center, Full Effort to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 Cluster Infections
Weekly Comprehensive Testing for Infection-Vulnerable Facilities Including Long-Term Care Hospitals
[Hampyeong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Hampyeong County Public Health Center in Jeollanam-do has launched comprehensive testing targeting infection-vulnerable facilities to prevent the spread of COVID-19 cluster infections in the region.
According to Hampyeong County on the 14th, the health center conducts weekly COVID-19 comprehensive testing at infection-vulnerable facilities such as nursing hospitals, elderly care facilities, and residential facilities for the disabled within the jurisdiction.
Following government quarantine guidelines, until last year, comprehensive testing was conducted once a week only in the metropolitan area. However, as confirmed COVID-19 cases surged nationwide, especially in elderly care facilities, the testing frequency for non-metropolitan areas was expanded from once every two weeks to once a week starting this year.
As of this day, proactive comprehensive testing was conducted on 2,890 individuals across 122 infection-vulnerable facilities in the area, and all tested individuals were confirmed negative.
The health center has also been conducting comprehensive COVID-19 testing for public transportation workers such as bus and taxi drivers since the 6th.
Since the 9th, comprehensive testing has also been conducted for foreign workers employed in local industrial complexes.
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Jung Myung-hee, director of the Hampyeong County Public Health Center, stated, “Proactive comprehensive testing of infection-vulnerable facilities is the best measure to ensure the safety of residents and prevent cluster infections within the region. As so-called silent transmission with unclear infection links is spreading nationwide, we urge general residents to get COVID-19 diagnostic tests at health center screening clinics even if they have no symptoms.”
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