Temporary Testing Sites Operated at 6 Expressway Rest Areas... Free PCR Tests During Seol Holiday

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency announced on the 20th that it will operate temporary COVID-19 screening clinics at six highway rest areas during the Lunar New Year holiday.

Highway rest area COVID-19 temporary screening clinic stock photo. [Photo by Asia Economy DB]

The rest areas where the temporary screening clinics will be set up are Anseong, Icheon, Hwaseong, Baekyangsa, Hampyeongcheonji, and Jinyeong rest areas. The operation of these temporary screening clinics at rest areas is temporarily established to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to local communities due to increased interregional movement during the Lunar New Year holiday.

The operation period is from the 20th to the 26th. It will be operated flexibly depending on the situation in each region, and all clinics will be open during the four days of the holiday from the 21st to the 24th. During the holiday period, free polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests will be conducted for all citizens regardless of priority testing eligibility.

Ji Young-mi, Director of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, said, "We will strengthen the operation of temporary screening clinics for diagnosis and testing during the holiday period, provide information on the locations and operating hours of temporary screening clinics nationwide, and make every effort to minimize inconvenience to the public by maintaining the diagnostic testing system."