Changwon City to Conduct COVID-19 Testing for Childcare Staff Starting April

Starting This Month, COVID-19 Testing to Be Conducted Monthly

Changwon Public Health Center COVID-19 Screening Clinic.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] As infections spread rapidly through daycare centers nationwide, local governments are initiating proactive COVID-19 testing for childcare staff.

Changwon City in Gyeongnam announced on the 5th that it will conduct proactive COVID-19 testing for daycare childcare staff.

All childcare staff in the Changwon area are required to undergo COVID-19 testing once a month regularly. The testing targets 6,164 individuals across 786 locations.

Specimen collection will be conducted at three screening clinics at Changwon, Masan, and Jinhae Public Health Centers, and the testing is free of charge.

Daycare centers plan to adjust work and working hours so that childcare staff can smoothly undergo testing, minimizing childcare service gaps.

This measure follows the 'Strengthened Daycare Center Quarantine Management Plan' due to ongoing infection transmissions among users and workers in daycare centers in the metropolitan area and other regions.

Additionally, the city will begin COVID-19 vaccination for childcare staff.

Starting from the 8th, 133 staff and nursing personnel at specialized and integrated daycare centers for children with disabilities will receive the AstraZeneca vaccine.

The recipients can visit Changwon, Masan, or Jinhae Public Health Centers to receive the first and second doses.

Approximately 6,000 childcare staff in the Changwon area are scheduled to receive vaccinations starting in June.

Furthermore, health authorities strongly recommend that childcare staff who experience adverse reactions after vaccination utilize vaccine leave (paid leave).

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