On the 3rd, when a nationwide cold wave hit, the medical staff at the temporary screening test center installed at the amusement park in Busanjin-gu, Busan, are warming themselves up in the heater during their break. Reporter Song Bong-geun
42 confirmed in Busan alone… 16 of them asymptomatic
The temporary screening laboratory in Busan is playing a role in finding no symptoms of a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19).
Busan City, 15 temporary screening inspection stations
Review of the closure of two church facilities for in-person worship
The city of Busan said on the 10th that “out of a total of 26491 people who had been tested at 15 temporary screening test centers that were in operation from the 19th of last month, 42 were tested positive for Corona 19.” This is a confirmation rate of 0.17%, which is half that of the metropolitan area (0.30%).
However, out of the 42 confirmed cases, 21 were confirmed as contacts with the existing confirmed cases, and the remaining 21 were found to have no epidemiological connection, such as contact with the confirmed cases. In particular, 80% of 21 patients without epidemiological association, or 16, were found to be asymptomatic. The temporary screening laboratory played a role in early detection of asymptomatic infected people in areas that were almost missed.
Citizens are continuing to visit the temporary screening center installed at the Amusement Maru playground in Busanjin-gu, Busan even on the 3rd holiday, when the cold wave raged nationwide. Reporter Song Bong-geun
Busan City has installed and operated temporary screening and testing stations in 15 gus and counties starting on December 19, starting at Busan Station on December 19 of last year, in order to detect asymptomatic cases early after dozens of confirmed cases have occurred a day since November 24 last year. Unlike health center screening clinics, where symptoms are present or contact is received, anonymous tests are possible here.
In addition to the 15 in operation, Busan City is planning to install and operate a temporary screening inspection office in Gangseo-gu soon. These temporary screening and inspection stations will operate until the 24th. After the first week of operation of the’Visit Mobile Screening Inspection Center’ operated for workers in industrial complexes, Busan City decided to conduct inspections for taxi transport workers from the 11th to the 15th. All 450 people who were tested in the first week at this mobile screening laboratory were tested negative.
Meanwhile, in Busan, 19 people (2162~2171) were tested positive for Corona 19 on the 10th. One additional person was confirmed at Haetrak Nursing Hospital, where the group infection occurred, and the cumulative confirmed number increased to 20 (13 patients, 5 employees, 2 contacts). Other than this, infection was mostly due to individual contact between family and acquaintances.
Indoor sports facilities alleviate business suspension from the 11th
On the 6th, screen golf owners in Busan are urging to allow the operation of screen golf facilities in front of Busan City Hall in Yeonje-gu. Reporter Song Bong-geun
The city of Busan decided to ease the quarantine guidelines for indoor sports facility businesses, which had been ordered to prohibit group (business suspension) from the 15th of last month. From the 11th, the main point is to switch to a collective restriction order that prohibits business only from 9 pm to 5 am the next day.
However, among the indoor sports facility businesses, GXs (zumba dance, aerobics, spinning, taebo, kickboxing, step, etc.), which are high-risk corona 19 facilities, have decided to keep the collective prohibition order. In the indoor sports facility business subject to the group restriction order, the intake of food is prohibited and the number of people admitted to each 8㎡ is limited.
On the 10th, Busan City plans to take administrative measures such as suspension of operations and facility closures against the Saegero Church and Western Church, which held face-to-face worship in violation of the quarantine regulations, in consultation with the respective autonomous districts.
Busan = Reporter Hwang Sun-yoon [email protected]