Surge in COVID-19 Testing Candidates in Changwon... Gyeongnam Province Steps in to Support
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Gyeongsangnam-do will urgently support diagnostic testing personnel in Changwon City due to a surge in COVID-19 diagnostic test subjects.
This is in response to the rapid increase on the 5th in the number of diagnostic test subjects at the temporary screening clinic following a disaster alert text message on the 4th regarding visitors to a mart in Changwon City.
Gyeongnam Province will support a total of 32 personnel from 10 cities and counties to reduce the waiting time for diagnostic test subjects in Changwon City.
The 10 cities and counties are Jinju, Tongyeong, Geoje, Sacheon, and Uiryeong, Changnyeong, Goseong, Sancheong, Geochang, and Hapcheon counties.
On the 6th, 2 to 5 specimen collection support personnel from each will be urgently deployed as specimen collection staff at the temporary screening clinic in Changwon City.
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Kwon Yang-geun, Director of the Welfare and Health Bureau of the province, stated, "Preemptive testing is essential to curb the spread of COVID-19, and we will deploy testing personnel promptly to prevent transmission infections within the region in advance."
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