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Citizens await an examination at the temporary screening clinic set up in front of Seoul Station in Jung-gu, Seoul at 5 pm on the 14th. Reporter Moonhee Wi
“It’s free, so I went out for an exam. I’m also curious. ”
This is Mr. Kim, 43, an office worker who met at a temporary screening clinic in front of Seoul Station in Jung-gu, Seoul at 5 pm on the 14th. This is one of the temporary clinics established by the government in the metropolitan area so that anyone can get a new test for coronavirus infection (Corona 19) free from this day. As the time to leave work approached, the 10m long waiting line increased to 30m in 10 minutes. Even with the cold -6 degree Celsius wind, the citizens who wanted to get tested were crowded. The voice of medical personnel in quarantine uniforms also became urgent.
“You have to advance the minute (interval)!”
The government has established a three-week period from this day to the 3rd of the following month as the corona 19 intensive trial period. Including Seoul Station, it plans to gradually expand to 150 temporary clinics set up in major university districts and health centers. transport. The goal is to find patients with asymptomatic infection early by allowing citizens to easily visit nearby clinics.
Citizens who visited the clinic on this day pointed out that even if they don’t have any suspicious symptoms of Corona 19, they can get a free test near the company. Lee, 45, who met at the Seoul Station Clinic, said, “2 weeks ago, a confirmed person left the company and worked from home for a while,” and said, “I received a negative diagnosis. but due to thoughts from my family, I went to a nearby clinic to get tested again. ” The babysitter (39) also said: “The inspection was completed in 10 minutes.” “Recently, a cleaning person was confirmed in the company, who is in charge of the entire company floor. Another employee of the company also recommended an examination and went to the nearest clinic ”.
Although they are not subject to the Corona 19 test, some people visited the test center in an attempt to ease their anxiety. An official from the Temporary Detection Clinic in Hwajeong Station, Ilsan, Gyeonggi-do, said: “When there were symptoms, PCR testing was recommended. In the case of Goyang City, three clinics were set up: the station Hwajeong and Jeongbalsan Station, which are transportation hubs, and the Ilsan Station exit on the Gyeongui Line.
An examination method guide delivered by the temporary screening clinic set up in front of Seoul Station on the 14th. Reporter Moonhee Wi
Choi Bok-soon (51) from Jung-gu Health Center, who met at the clinic, said, “There are only 263 evaluators who came to the clinic from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.” I can carry on. “Several homeless people were also tested around Seoul station. A homeless man in his 50s was waiting for the test and said,” I was curious because there were people in line.
Temporary clinics like Seoul Station are open from 9 am to 6 pm. It can be inspected on weekdays and weekends. There were also places waiting for people before the clinic opened. At the temporary screening clinic in Dongjak-gu, located near the Sadang Cultural Center in Sadang-dong, Seoul, a long waiting line formed from before 10:00 am on the day. An official at the temporary clinic in Dongjak-gu said, “Today, 166 people went there a day” and “There were quite a few workers who passed by before going to work.”
At the temporary clinic, anyone who is not a resident of the area can get tested for free. The ‘anonymous test’ is also possible, simply by typing the mobile phone number. In addition to the existing ‘PCR test’ (Nasopharyngeal smear gene amplification test method), two new test methods, such as the ‘Live Animal PCR Test’ and the ‘Rapid Antigen Test’, were introduced to improve the convenience of testing. In the case of the rapid antigen test, the precision is low. However, if you wait between 30 minutes and 2 hours, you can receive the test results immediately.
Temporary screening clinic set up in front of Seoul Station on the 14th. Reporter Moonhee Wi
Quarantine authorities believe that as there are so many asymptomatic corona 19 infections, it is the way to prevent further infection by testing as many as possible to confirm whether they are positive. If the number of new confirmed cases per day exceeds 1,000 and the spread trend becomes severe, it is possible to further expand the operation of the temporary clinics. You can check the location of the closest clinic on the website of each local government.
Reporters Wi Moon-hee, Lee Woo-rim, and Park Hyun-joo [email protected]
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