Yangsan-si Simplifies Testing Procedures for COVID-19 Symptomatic Individuals

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Yangsan City, Gyeongnam Province, announced on the 19th that it has simplified the referral procedure so that all symptomatic individuals visiting hospitals, clinics, or pharmacies can get tested amid rising concerns over the 4th wave of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

Recently, there have been cases in the province where symptomatic individuals visited hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies multiple times but were not guided to undergo COVID-19 diagnostic testing, continued their daily lives, and were later confirmed positive, resulting in multiple additional confirmed cases.

In response, the city emphasized and distributed notices urging medical institutions and pharmacies to actively recommend diagnostic testing to citizens exhibiting upper respiratory infection symptoms such as cough or sore throat, or flu-like symptoms such as muscle pain, even if they do not have a fever, to prevent similar cases from occurring.

Additionally, symptomatic patients referred for testing through medical institutions can now receive free testing without prior epidemiological investigation or reservation procedures, as the process has been simplified.

Kang Kyung-min, Director of the Public Health Center, stated, “The best strategy to protect the community from the spread of COVID-19 is the early detection of symptomatic individuals,” and urged, “If you experience even slight suspicious symptoms, please refrain from going out and get tested early.”

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