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Chungbuk province announced on the 18th that it will conduct a rapid antigen test that can verify the results in 30 minutes of 200,000 vulnerable people who are susceptible to exposure to the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19). Photo Chungbuk-do
Chungbuk province has decided to perform a rapid antigen test on 200,000 vulnerable people who may be exposed to the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19). The rapid antigen test can confirm the result within 30 minutes after the test.
Chungbuk Governor Lee Si-jong told a non-face-to-face briefing on the 18th: “In order to prevent Corona 19, which is not easily broken despite strong social distancing, we decided to find a confirmed person hidden through a preventive diagnostic test. ” The targets for rapid antigen testing were 3,6902 workers and users of high-risk facilities, 11,392 workers in 3,000 industries (dense, closed, and closed) such as call centers and public transportation, and 52,706 users from low-income families and dormitories and camp facilities.
In addition to these, it plans to conduct additional rapid antigen tests on 100,000 people in consultation with cities and counties, focusing on facilities at high risk of outbreaks. If this test is positive, a more accurate genetic amplification test (PCR) will be performed.
On the morning of the 25th of last month, students are being screened for Corona 19 at the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) screening clinic installed at Cheongju High School in Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do. Yunhap news
Along with this, Chungbuk province has made a PCR test available to all residents who wish to take the Corona 19 test for free. To this end, Chungbuk Province decided to expand the operation from 31 screening clinics to 51. Governor Lee said: “I will mobilize all administrative powers in the preventive diagnostic test” and said: “Citizens of the city must actively participate in this test ”.
Meanwhile, in Chungbuk, 428 confirmed cases occurred within a month from 23 last month, when the group and serial infection began. Considering that the total number of confirmed cases is 653, 65.5% were infected during this period. In addition, 13.9% and 45.1% of confirmed and asymptomatic cases, respectively, for which the route of infection was unknown during the last week.
Reporter Park Jin-ho, Reporter Cheongju = Choi Jong-kwon [email protected]
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