[COVID-19 Reponses]

○ COVID-19 Vaccinations (as of 00:00, May 21)

- 57.9% of people eligible for the first round of shots and 22.2% of those eligible for the second round have been vaccinated.

   *Vaccination coverage rate may differ from the previous day’s figure due to a change in the vaccine eligibility.

○ COVID-19 testing for 797 people who used public facilities related to confirmed cases is underway (positive: 4, negative: 573, in progress: 220)

- All 47 people related to a water playground in Jung-gu tested negative.

- All 56 people related to a religious facility in Yeonsu-gu tested negative.

【Major City Affairs】

〇 Traveling between Seongnam, Seo-gu and Gangnam, Seoul takes less than 1 hour now!

   Seoul Metro Line 7 extended from Bupyeong-gu Office Station to Seongnam Station

   (officially open on May 22)

   - Service intervals: 6 minutes on average during rush hours,

                   12 minutes on average for the rest of the day

   - Expected benefits: Establishing transit system for Incheon Metro Line 1 and 2

                     Improving mass transit convenience with the connection to the metropolitan urban railways across the greater Seoul area

COVID-19 Vaccination, the fastest and safest way to protect each other.