Boseong-gun Supports Self-Diagnostic Kits for Infection-Vulnerable Groups Including Pregnant Women

Rapid Support for Pregnant Women and Others to Protect the Health of Mothers and Children

[Boseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Boseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 30th that it will provide rapid antigen self-test kits to COVID-19 vulnerable groups, including pregnant women, until next month.

About 4,900 people, including pregnant women, basic livelihood security recipients, lower-income groups, and severely disabled persons, will receive 13,000 test kits by the 8th of next month through town and township offices, village chiefs, and social welfare councils.

Boseong-gun has supported a total of 28,000 test kits since last month not only for vulnerable groups such as pregnant women but also for workers and users of local daycare centers, elderly welfare facilities, child welfare facilities, facilities for the disabled, and mental health facilities.

Going forward, additional quantities will be secured to provide about 7,000 more test kits to vulnerable groups in daycare centers and social welfare facilities.

A county official said, “Due to the spread of Omicron, we decided to support self-test kits to prevent the spread of group infections and strengthen the protection of vulnerable groups' health,” adding, “We will continue to make every effort to manage the COVID-19 situation.”

Meanwhile, the self-test kit support project is being promoted to alleviate the purchase burden of self-test kits for vulnerable groups and to prevent further transmission through proactive testing. A total of 120 million KRW, including national funds, will be invested, and 40,000 test kits will be provided to 6,838 eligible people.

To distribute the self-test kits purchased through the Public Procurement Service, the county is dividing the kits from box units into individual units for distribution to recipients through volunteer work by job participants at the Boseong Regional Self-Sufficiency Center (Director Jeong Seong-kwon).

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