Dongjak-gu Urges Rapid COVID-19 Testing for Visitors to Taepyeong Department Store

March 14-25 Urge Diagnostic Testing for Department Store Visitors... District Efforts Include Testing All Department Store Staff to Strengthen Quarantine... Immediate Testing Available at Nearby Screening Clinics... Dongjak-gu Operates Two Screening Clinics at ▲Health Center ▲Sadang Cultural Center

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dongjak-gu (Mayor Changwoo Lee) has urged customers who visited Taepyeong Department Store (115 Dongjak-daero) in Sadang-dong between the 14th and 25th to visit the nearest screening clinic and get tested, following recent COVID-19 confirmed cases.

Since one employee on the first floor of the department store was first confirmed positive on the 20th, a total of 10 people have been confirmed positive to date.

The district is currently conducting COVID-19 tests for all department store employees and is fully committed to quarantine activities, including enforcing social distancing and disinfecting all floors of the department store, including the floors where confirmed cases occurred.

Additionally, disaster text messages were sent twice on the 24th and 25th to encourage voluntary diagnostic testing for visitors to the department store since March 14.

Meanwhile, the district operates two screening clinics at the Health Center (Exit 1 of Jangseungbaegi Station) and Sadang Cultural Center (Exit 2 of Namseong Station). The Health Center screening clinic operates continuously, while the Sadang Cultural Center screening clinic is closed on Sundays.

Operating Hours of Screening Clinics in Dongjak-gu

Dongjak-gu Health Center (Weekdays 09:00~18:00 / Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays 09:00~15:00)

Sadang Cultural Center Screening Clinic (Weekdays 10:00~17:00 / Saturdays 10:00~14:00)

A representative from the Dongjak-gu Disaster Safety and Quarantine Countermeasures Headquarters stated, "Since preventing the spread of COVID-19 through testing is most important, we repeatedly urge those who visited the department store to immediately visit the nearest screening clinic and undergo proactive testing for the health of themselves and their families."

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