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Now I am in front of a temporary screening clinic in front of Seoul Station.
Temporary screening clinics like this one were set up in various locations in the metropolitan area.
Anyone who comes here can get tested for COVID-19 for free and anonymously.
By lowering the barrier to entry to testing, as many people as possible can be tested and by doing so we will detect asymptomatic infections early.
Then I’ll do a test myself to see how it works.
Among the people in the long line, there were many office workers who came at lunchtime.
Although they are not subject to the test, some people came for the test in advance just in case.
[검사 받으러 온 시민 : (오늘 검사 왜 받으러 오신 거에요?) 혹시나 해서요.] [검사 받으러 온 시민 : 회사에서 다 하라고 해서. (점심시간에 나오신 거예요?) 네. (오늘 어떤 거 받으실 거예요?) 저 신속항원이요.]In the test questionnaire that you fill out while waiting your turn, you only need to indicate your phone number, age, gender and the presence of suspicious symptoms.
In addition, you can select the test method such as the conventional nasopharyngeal swab PCR test, the saliva test that collects a sample of the saliva, and the rapid antigen test with a separate diagnostic tool.
Nasopharyngeal and saliva swab test results can be received via text message within 48 hours, and rapid antigen test results are obtained in 30 minutes, but instead you need to verify them in person.
I waited since 12:40 so I waited about 30 minutes, but it seems my turn is almost coming.
There seem to be more people coming and going because it is a screening clinic set up in front of Seoul station.
The actual exam at the clinic took less than 5 minutes.
[선별진료소 의료진 : 마스크 코까지만 내리세요. 많이 불편하실 거고 기침 나려고 해도 좀 참으세요. 30분 뒤에 오세요. (30분 뒤에요?) 네 선생님 45분까지 오세요. (여기로 오면 되나요?) 네 이쪽으로 오셔서 결과 받으세요.]I was tested using a method called rapid antigen testing.
The method of collecting a sample with a cotton swab in the nose is the same.
Instead, the test results take about 30 minutes to appear, but I’ll wait for the results here.
The time now is 1:50 PM.
I had a test around 1:15 pm, so now it’s been about 30 minutes.
Let’s see how the results came out.
[의료진 : (저 검사 결과 확인하러 왔는데요. 신속항원검사.) 번호 끝자리가 어떻게 되세요? (8720이요.) 음성이요. (음성이요. 네 감사합니다.)]I was worried what to do if it came out positive, but luckily the test result was negative.
However, in the case of the rapid antigen test that I received, if the result is positive, I need to have a nasopharyngeal smear PCR test again.
In this way, I was tested at a temporary screening clinic.
Tears welled up when the specimen was collected, but it didn’t hurt any more than I thought.
Also, in the case of the rapid antigen test I received, the result was confirmed within 30 minutes, which was a bonus.
However, in the case of the rapid antigen test, the precision is a little lower, so if you are really not in a rush, it is better to have a conventional nasopharyngeal swab PCR test or a saliva saliva test.
Reporter: Kyungsoo Kim
Filming reporter: Jin Hyung-wook, On Seung-won
Graphics: Minsoo Kang
Subtitle News: Yoo Ji Hye
