[COVID-19 Reponses] 36 new confirmed cases in Incheon (3,275 in total) [as of 10:30 am] | Contact case | Contact case outside Incheon | Imported case | Under investigation | Cluster Infection | 15 | 2 | - | 8 | *4 related to a convalescent center in Bupyeong-gu *5 related to a convalescent hospital in Gyeyang-gu *2 related to a child daycare center in Namdong-gu |
○ Preemptive testing to prevent cluster infections at mental health nursing and rehab facilities - Conducted testing at 2 mental health nursing centers and 11 psychiatric rehab centers (Out of 80 people: Negative-73, In progress-7) - Plan to continuously conduct testing once a week ○ Expansion of SMEs fostering funds (application process starts from 11 Jan.) - A 1.45 trillion won package (an increase of 40 billion won from previous year) - Targeting the businesses in manufacturing, manufacturing-related services, construction, trade, tourism, chartered bus, wholesale and retail distribution * COVID-19 affected tourism and chartered bus businesses newly added to be eligible for interest subsidy - Raised the financing limits for management stability loan and facility advancement fund ○ COVID-19 testing for 2,590 people who used public facilities related to confirmed cases is underway (positive: 0 / negative: 2,563 / in progress: 27) (Major Test Results) - Out of 94 people related to an ob/gyn hospital in Seo-gu: Negative-93, In progress-1 - Out of 32 people related to Incheon #3,192’s workplace: Negative-16, In progress-16 - All 2,449 people at the Incheon Detention Center tested ‘negative’ from the preemptive enumeration survey When the level of social distancing is 2 or higher, anyone can get a COVID-19 diagnostic test regardless of epidemiological connections or the presence of symptoms. | 