Incheon Yeonsu-gu Conducts Preliminary Testing at Boarding Schools Using Self-Test Kits

On the 3rd at Incheon National University and on the 7th at Yonsei University International Campus

Incheon National University dormitory students and staff are conducting proactive testing using self-test kits. June 3, 2021.
Photo by Yeonsu-gu, Incheon

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Incheon Yeonsu-gu is conducting on-site visits for self-test kits targeting students and faculty of dormitory schools at Yonsei University International Campus on the 7th, following Incheon National University, to reduce the risk of COVID-19 cluster infections.

Through on-site visits, the dormitory school's academic affairs team receives the self-test kits, and students perform self-sampling to interpret the results. In case of a positive diagnosis, Yeonsu-gu Public Health Center promptly takes follow-up measures.

The tests will be conducted from 11 a.m. on the day at two outdoor locations within Yonsei University, targeting 500 dormitory school students and faculty members.

Prior to this, on the 3rd, the district also conducted proactive testing using self-test kits for students and faculty of Incheon National University dormitory schools, all of whom tested negative.

The district is currently conducting 'visiting self-test kit proactive testing' for dormitory schools in the area that wish to participate, utilizing 10,000 self-test kits donated by the bio company Celltrion Inc.

Currently, about 5,000 faculty and dormitory students live in five dormitory schools including Incheon National University and Incheon Global Campus in Yeonsu-gu, and such proactive testing is expected to have a preventive effect.

Go Nam-seok, head of Yeonsu-gu Office, urged, "Since group living in dormitories is vulnerable to cluster infections in many ways, rapid COVID-19 testing should be conducted promptly if symptoms are suspected to prevent COVID-19 in the local community."

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