Daily Specimen Testing Numbers Rise Again to 41,000 After a Week of Decline

The number of Covid-19 specimens tested has decreased since the end of October, from approximately 40,000 specimens per day to only 20,000-30,000 specimens per day. However, the number rose again to 40,979 specimens on Wednesday (4/11). Therefore, a total of 4.6 million specimens have now been tested.

Despite this, the number of people tested for the coronavirus has not yet returned to the levels before the long holiday at the end of October. In the last week, an average of only 23,500 people were tested per day, far below the World Health Organization (WHO) standard of 38,000 people.

It is crucial for the public to continue diligently practicing the 3M movement (washing hands with soap, maintaining distance, and wearing masks) to minimize the transmission of the coronavirus.