Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon is giving a reporter briefing on Corona 19 at the Seoul City Hall on the morning of the 12th. yunhap news
On the 12th, the Seoul Metropolitan Government requested the government to actively introduce self-diagnosis kits. The idea is that if you use a self-diagnosis kit before entering a multi-use facility to carry out a corona 19 test, you can catch both quarantine and public welfare. However, the self-diagnosis kit has a high probability of’fake voice’, which has raised concerns among experts. In this regard, the government said that it is “an issue that is still under consideration.”
Yoon Tae-ho, head of the Central Accident Control Headquarters, in charge of quarantine, said, “The product license from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has not yet been granted, regarding self-diagnosis kits, at an online access reporter briefing session. The government is also discussing the introduction and application of it,” he said.
Tae-ho Yoon, head of quarantine general manager yunhap news
The use of self-diagnosis kits is the city’s anti-life strategy that it is possible to prevent hidden infected people from using multi-use facilities and, in the end, do not have to ban group gatherings. However, the self-diagnosis kit has a high probability of false negatives or false positives. It is pointed out as a problem from the sampling of non-experts.
In addition, the city of Seoul has also moved to introduce’Seoul-style distance positioning’. Regarding this, Director Yoon said, “There has not been a request for consultation with the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters as the self-planning to keep Seoul’s distance has been finalized.” However, in an infectious disease crisis situation (distant) is not limited to a specific local government. Through cooperation so far, we have responded to the infectious disease crisis situation. That’s desirable.”
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