Jeonnam Province Strengthens COVID Testing for Workers in Nursing Hospitals and Facilities

From the 15th, even fully vaccinated individuals will be tested once a week

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province will strengthen diagnostic testing for workers in nursing hospitals and nursing facilities within the province as COVID-19 confirmed cases rapidly increase nationwide in high-risk facilities.

The province announced on the 14th that starting from the 15th, it will issue an administrative order requiring even vaccinated workers to undergo diagnostic testing once a week and will begin implementation.

Due to the recent increase in breakthrough infections among fully vaccinated individuals, there is a need to establish strengthened measures to block group infections of COVID-19 in nursing hospitals and nursing facilities.

Experts also analyzed that immunity decreases as more than five months have passed since workers and users of high-risk facilities such as nursing hospitals and elderly day and night care centers completed vaccination, exposing them again to the risk of COVID-19 infection, and that additional vaccination (booster shots) should be promptly administered.

Kang Young-gu, Director of the Health and Welfare Bureau of Jeonnam Province, said, “The spread in high-risk facilities such as nursing hospitals nationwide has reached a dangerous level, and the situation cannot be considered safe,” adding, “We ask all workers and users to actively participate in diagnostic testing and additional vaccination.”

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