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The government decided to do a sample serum test for all citizens to confirm the size of Corona 19’s domestic transmission.
It is one of the plans for the second epidemic when there is still no cure or vaccine.
I’m Hong Seong-hyuk
[기자]When a pathogen enters the body, antibodies are made to fight it.
If the antibody wins, immunity heals and develops.
By substituting for a situation in Corona19 that once occurred across the country, one can think of the possibility that antibodies have developed, not only among confirmed patients but also among undiscovered people.
This is because Corona 19 has many mild or asymptomatic properties.
The government has decided to conduct a sample antibody test for all citizens.
This is to find out how many confirmed patients have not been caught in the quarantine network in preparation for the second epidemic, and how much immunity the public will have in the absence of treatment or vaccines.
[권준욱 / 중앙방역대책본부 부본부장 : 코로나19 지역사회 감염 동향, 그리고 면역도의 확인을 위한 효과적 방역대책 수립 목적으로 혈청학적 분석을 실시할 계획으로 있습니다.]Since it is practically impossible to inspect all citizens, the Ministry of Health and Welfare plans to link 10,000 people in 192 regions across the country to the National Survey of Health and Nutrition.
I would like to take blood and test for antibodies with the consent of the subjects, but the approval rate is now 71%.
As a test method, we will use the ELISA test, which can be used as a free blood sampling test at a public health facility instead of the expensive neutralizing antibody test.
The government is also considering an antibody testing method first, especially in Daegu and Gyeongbuk.
[권준욱 / 중앙방역대책본부 부본부장 : 대구 경북 지역이 코로나19 발생과 관련해 가장 많이 신고된, 파악된 코로나19 환자를 발견한 지역이기 때문에…]The government plans to establish an antibody test as soon as possible, and will soon form a team of experts.
This is YTN Hong Sung-hyuk.
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