To Maintain Stable Public Safety Services... Busan City Provides 26,400 Rapid Antigen Test Kits to Police Officers

Busan City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] On the 15th, Busan City provided 26,400 rapid antigen self-test kits to 5,258 police officers performing autonomous police duties in Busan to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and establish safe public security services.

Due to the nature of police work, there is a high frequency of contact with complainants through various emergency dispatches, raising concerns about COVID-19 infection; however, there have been ongoing worries that smooth rapid antigen testing is not being conducted.

With the spread of COVID-19, there is a significant risk that infections among frontline police officers caused by contact with unspecified suspected infected individuals could expand to infections among citizens.

The city decided to support rapid antigen self-test kits to ensure the safety of all citizens by maintaining stable public security services.

Park Hyung-jun, Mayor of Busan, said, “Despite the spread of COVID-19, police officers inevitably have close contact with local residents due to the nature of their work,” and added, “We expect that supporting rapid antigen test kits will reduce infection concerns among frontline police officers and contribute to maintaining stable public security services and securing citizens’ health.”

The Busan Autonomous Police Committee plans to continuously pay attention to the voices of field police officers so that autonomous police officers are not discouraged in public security administration due to the spread of COVID-19.

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