Jeonnam Province Conducts COVID-19 Preemptive Testing for Minari Farmers and Wedding Hall Workers

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province announced on the 1st that it will begin proactive COVID-19 diagnostic testing for minari cultivation farms and wedding hall workers.

This diagnostic testing was initiated to detect hidden infections early and block local transmission after a total of 15 confirmed cases, including workers and village residents, occurred at a minari farm in Jeonbuk starting from the 28th of last month.

There are 275 minari cultivation farms in the Jeonnam area with about 1,400 people, and diagnostic testing is planned to be completed for these farms by the 4th.

In addition, diagnostic testing will be conducted for 355 people at 47 wedding halls, and from the 7th, for about 5,000 people in 365 sports teams.

Kang Young-gu, Director of Health and Welfare Bureau of Jeonnam Province, urged, “Residents who have visited other regions or have had contact or overlapping movement paths with confirmed cases should refrain from going out regardless of symptoms and must visit public health center screening clinics to get tested.”

Meanwhile, as of today, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jeonnam is 914, with 841 local infections and 73 imported cases.

The number of COVID-19 vaccine recipients is 44,774, recording a vaccination rate of 73.7%, and the vaccination process is progressing smoothly.

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