One Elementary Student in Nowon-gu Confirmed Positive During Mobile PCR Testing in Seoul

Remote Classes Starting from the 11th... Health Authorities Conduct Epidemiological Investigation

On the 3rd, a student is undergoing a test at a mobile COVID-19 PCR testing site installed at Seoul Sports Middle and High School in Songpa-gu, Seoul. The Ministry of Education, in consultation with health authorities, has formed teams for each of the 11 education support offices in Seoul to conduct tests for willing staff and students by visiting schools across the city starting from the 3rd. Photo by Joint Press Corps

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] One elementary school student tested positive for COVID-19 through a mobile polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test conducted at schools in the Seoul area. This is the first confirmed case since the pilot project began.

On the 11th, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced that one student at an elementary school in Nowon-gu tested positive following a mobile PCR test conducted on the 10th.

Tests were conducted at two elementary schools that day: 219 individuals (173 students and 46 staff) at the Nowon-gu elementary school, and 159 individuals (48 students and 111 staff) at an elementary school in Geumcheon-gu. The testing rate compared to the total population was 58.1% at the Nowon-gu school and 29.9% at the Geumcheon-gu school.

One student at the Nowon-gu elementary school tested positive, and the results were communicated to the student, the school, and health authorities by 10 p.m. the previous day. The school switched to remote classes starting on the 11th. Health authorities are currently conducting an epidemiological investigation.

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education is piloting a mobile specimen collection team for PCR testing to enable early detection of COVID-19 cases. From the 3rd to the 10th, a total of 1,740 individuals at six schools in Seoul have been tested so far.

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