Hapcheon-gun Conducts Preemptive Testing for Bathhouse Workers to Alleviate Residents' Concerns

Comprehensive Testing for Bathhouse Workers from 22nd to 24th at Hapcheon-gun Public Health Center Screening Clinic

Hapcheon-gun Public Health Center Screening Clinic

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 23rd that it will conduct proactive COVID-19 testing for bathhouse workers at the Hapcheon-gun Public Health Center screening clinic from the 22nd to the 24th.

The county experienced anxiety and confusion among residents due to many self-quarantined individuals after confirmed cases from other regions visited local bathhouses, but thanks to the county’s initial response, no additional confirmed cases occurred among bathhouse contacts.

As multiple confirmed cases related to bathhouses occurred in other cities and counties, proactive COVID-19 testing was conducted for bathhouse workers to alleviate residents’ concerns.

Bathhouse workers were guided to visit the Hapcheon-gun Public Health Center screening clinic for testing by the 24th.

Additionally, the county plans to produce and distribute COVID-19 infection prevention notices recommending COVID-19 diagnostic testing when patients with fever or respiratory symptoms visit medical institutions and pharmacies.

The county urged symptomatic individuals to get tested for COVID-19, emphasizing that free testing is available if they receive a testing recommendation at medical institutions or pharmacies and bring the notice with them.

The strengthened bathhouse quarantine rules include ▲ prohibition of food consumption inside bathhouses ▲ prohibition of private conversations ▲ limiting bathhouse usage time to within one hour ▲ prohibition of bathhouse use if experiencing symptoms such as body aches or colds ▲ prohibition of using shared items.

Im Ki-young, director of the Public Health Center, said, “We ask that every bathhouse worker undergo proactive testing without exception, and we request that residents using bathhouses actively cooperate by adhering to the strengthened quarantine rules.”

In Hapcheon-gun, all COVID-19 test results of contacts related to the recent four confirmed cases were negative, and efforts are being made to prevent additional confirmed cases through strengthened monitoring of contacts.

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