[Photo] Cha Hyeon-il, Yeongdeungpo District Mayor, Conducts On-site Rapid Antigen Test Inspection

[Seoul District Photo News] Gangseo-gu Fully Transitions COVID-19 Testing and Treatment System

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] On the morning of the 3rd, Chaehyunil, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, visited the Daerim-dong screening clinic to check the operation status of rapid antigen testing together with staff from related departments.

On this day, Mayor Chae visited the screening clinics in Yeongdeungpo-gu, including Daerim-dong and Yeouido-dong, regarding the full implementation of rapid antigen testing, urging systematic operation such as securing space for smooth testing and thorough classification of high-risk groups, and encouraged the on-site medical staff and workers.

Mayor Chaehyunil said, “We will do our best to ensure the operation of testing sites to minimize confusion among residents caused by the newly changed testing system,” adding, “We will do our utmost to overcome the COVID-19 resurgence crisis and regain our precious daily lives through proactive response and thorough quarantine system.”

On the morning of the 3rd, the first day of the COVID-19 rapid antigen test implementation, medical staff at the Magok temporary screening clinic in Gangseo-gu, Seoul (Mayor Noh Hyun-song) explained the rapid antigen testing method.

From this day, as the COVID-19 testing and treatment system is fully changed, those tested must receive a PCR test again if the rapid antigen test result is positive.

If the result is negative, a negative confirmation certificate that can be used as a quarantine pass (valid for 24 hours) will be issued on-site.

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