Comprehensive COVID-19 Testing for Gyeonggi Bus Transport Workers... Positive Rate 0.026%

7 Transport Workers Confirmed Positive (Positivity Rate 0.026%)... Significantly Lower Than Temporary Screening Clinic Positivity Rate

Bus Vehicle Disinfection [Provided by Gyeonggi-do]

[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-cheol] The COVID-19 infection rate among bus transportation workers in Gyeonggi-do was found to be 0.026%. This figure is far below the 1.05% positive rate of diagnostic tests conducted at temporary screening clinics within the province.

Gyeonggi-do announced on the 22nd, "From the 6th to the 17th, a full COVID-19 screening was conducted on 26,457 city, intercity, and village bus transportation workers in the province, resulting in 7 confirmed cases."

According to the province, epidemiological investigations were carried out, and tests were conducted on individuals classified as close contacts of the confirmed cases, all of whom tested negative.

Gyeonggi-do analyzed that the low infection rate among bus transportation workers is due to proactive quarantine measures such as full testing of workers, support for quarantine supplies, and facility improvements.

For bus companies where confirmed transportation workers were identified, the province immediately disinfected vehicles as well as related facilities such as offices, restaurants, and dormitories according to quarantine guidelines, and promptly deployed substitute transportation workers to minimize service disruptions.

In addition to this full screening, the province will continue to promote quarantine measures to create a safe bus usage environment from COVID-19, and plans to support projects installing quarantine filters in air conditioners and other onboard air conditioning systems.

Meanwhile, over the recent 20 days (January 1 to January 20), the positive rate of diagnostic tests at 72 temporary screening clinics in the province was 1.05%.

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