15,000 Tests Conducted in Incheon in One Day... 7 Additional Residential Treatment Centers and Screening Clinics Opened

Center Operation Rate 84%... Expansion of 2 Locations, Capacity Increased from 382 to 626 People

A temporary drive-thru screening clinic set up at Incheon Asiad Main Stadium in Seo-gu, Incheon.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Incheon City announced on the 14th that it will expand the operation of residential treatment centers and temporary screening clinics as the spread of COVID-19 continues.

The city has secured two additional residential treatment centers and five temporary screening clinics to enable rapid and extensive proactive testing and smooth treatment of confirmed cases.

For mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 patients, the number of residential treatment centers will increase from the existing two locations (Yeongjong Gyeongjeong Training Center, Cheongna Hana Global Training Center) to four, raising the capacity from 382 to 626 people.

SK Muui Training Center (capacity of 124) began operation on the same day, and Baekse Nursing Hospital in Seo-gu (capacity of 120), currently designated as an infectious disease-dedicated nursing hospital, will be operated as a residential treatment center starting from the 16th.

As of the 12th, the number of residents in the residential treatment centers was 322, recording an 84.3% occupancy rate, leaving only 60 available beds, raising concerns about facility shortages.

The number of temporary screening clinics will also increase from five to ten.

Gyeyang-gu Jakjeon Station public parking lot and Seo-gu Asiad Stadium screening clinics started operation on the 13th, and Jung-gu Unseo Station, Yeonsu-gu Woninjae Station, and Bupyeong-gu Bupyeong-gu Office Station clinics will begin operation on the 15th.

Recently, COVID-19 confirmed cases have surged rapidly, especially in the metropolitan area, with the number of confirmed cases in Incheon reaching 57 as of midnight on the 7th, the highest since early January, showing daily figures between 50 and 80. The number of daily tests also exceeds 15,000.

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