Suwon City Supports Full-Scale Coronavirus Testing at Suwon Detention Center Using 'Rapid Antigen Test Kits'

[Suwon Ilbo=Correspondent Seo Dong-young] Suwon City has begun supporting a 'full-scale COVID-19 testing' initiative targeting staff and inmates at Suwon Detention Center.

Suwon Detention Center has established a screening testing facility in the detention center's yard and, beginning on the 28th, is conducting 'COVID-19 rapid antigen tests' on staff and inmates using its own medical personnel. The city delivered rapid antigen test kits necessary for testing to Suwon Detention Center on the 26th.

By using rapid antigen test kits, it is possible to determine COVID-19 infection status within 30 minutes of specimen collection. In cases where the result is 'positive,' a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test, the existing testing method, is conducted again for more accurate assessment and decision-making.

Suwon Mayor Yeom Tae-young stated, "As seen in the recent case at Dongbu Detention Center, cluster infections within detention centers threaten the safety of staff and inmates and can spread infection to the local community," and added, "The city will continue to prepare and implement 'pinpoint measures' to prevent COVID-19 spread."