Self-Diagnosis App Improvement... Addition of Rapid Antigen Test Results and Confirmation Date Input Features
Ministry of Education Adds Self-Diagnosis App Features Aligned with Omicron Variant Response Guidelines
Rapid Antigen Test Results Can Also Be Entered in the Questionnaire
If Notified of COVID-19 Confirmation by Health Authorities, Users Can Enter the Confirmation Date
[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The Ministry of Education announced on the 28th that it will add a feature to the self-diagnosis app allowing users to input rapid antigen test results and the date of confirmation in accordance with the new quarantine standards starting from the new semester.
In the improved self-diagnosis app, a question for entering the result will be added when conducting a rapid antigen test. Users can select one of three results after testing (not tested, negative, positive). From the new semester, students must conduct a preemptive test using the rapid antigen test kits provided twice a week before attending school.
When students or teachers are notified by quarantine authorities that they have tested positive for COVID-19, a function to enter the "date of confirmation" in the self-diagnosis app has also been introduced. Previously, students or teachers who received a positive COVID-19 notification from quarantine authorities reported the confirmation to the school by phone, but by entering the confirmation date in the improved self-diagnosis app, schools will be able to monitor the status of confirmed cases in real time.
Additionally, the app includes questions about suspected COVID-19 symptoms, whether the user is awaiting PCR test results, whether they have been notified as a close contact by the health center, and whether they are in quarantine due to a household member undergoing home treatment.
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Yoo Eun-hye urged, "To quickly grasp students' health status and confirmed case information, the help and cooperation of students, teachers, and parents are all necessary, and we ask for active participation in using the self-diagnosis app."
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