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Fri, August 12, 2022 | 09:28
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UK to launch daily COVID tests in food sector to tackle 'pingdemic'
영국, 식품업계 '핑데믹’ 문제 해결 위한 일일 코로나19 검사 실시
Posted : 2021-07-27 17:08
Updated : 2021-07-27 17:08
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Half empty shelves at a supermarket in London, Britain, July 22. EPA-Yonhap
Half empty shelves at a supermarket in London, Britain, July 22. EPA-Yonhap

Daily contact testing will be rolled out to workplaces in Britain's food sector so staff who have been 'pinged' by the COVID-19 app can keep working if they test negative rather than isolating, the government said on Thursday.

영국 정부는 지난 목요일 영국 식품업계에 일일 접촉 검사가 실시돼 코로나19 앱인 '핑'(접촉자 추적 애플리케이션)의 알람을 받은 직원들이 음성 판정을 받을 시 자가격리에 들어가지 않고 업무를 지속할 수 있도록 할 예정이라고 밝혔다.



Supermarkets have said some products are in short supply and petrol stations have been forced to close after the official health app told hundreds of thousands of workers to isolate following contact with someone with the virus.

이 공식 보건서비스 앱은 코로나19 확진자와 접촉한 수많은 근로자들에게 자가격리 알람을 보낸 뒤, 슈퍼마켓들은 일부 상품 공급 부족을 겪고 있고 정유 업체는 강제적으로 문을 닫아야 하는 상황이 발생했다고 전했다.



British newspapers carried front-page pictures of empty shelves in supermarkets and declared a "pingdemic".


영국 신문사들은 1면에 슈퍼마켓의 빈 진열대 사진을 실었으며, ‘핑데믹'을 선언했다.


The government said priority testing sites had been identified for urgent implementation this week, including the largest supermarket distribution centers, and up to 500 sites would start next week.

영국 정부는 이번 주 긴급 검사를 위한 우선 검사소가 확인됐으며 영국 최대 슈퍼마켓 유통센터를 포함한 500여 곳의 우선 검사소를 다음 주부터 배치할 예정이라고 말했다.



Health Secretary Sajid Javid said throughout the pandemic, workers in the food and drink sector had done everything they could to keep the country's shelves stacked and fridges full.

사지드 자비드 영국 보건장관은 코로나19가 계속되는 가운데 식음료 업체 직원들이 영국 식료품 마트 진열대와 냉장고에 (제품을) 가득 채워 넣기 위한 온갖 노력을 다했다고 밝혔다.



"As we manage this virus and do everything we can to break chains of transmission, daily contact testing of workers in this vital sector will help to minimize the disruption caused by rising cases in the coming weeks, while ensuring workers are not put at risk," he said. (Reuters)

그는 이어 "코로나19에 대응하고 이러한 연쇄 감염을 차단시킬 수 있는 모든 조치를 취함에 따라, 필수 인력들에 실시될 일일 접촉 검사 도입은 향후 몇 주 간 증가할 감염을 최소화해 근로자들이 위험에 노출되지 않도록 할 것"이라고 말했다.





KEY WORDS
■ tackle ~를 해결하다
■ daily contact testing 일일 접촉 검사
■ roll out 실시하다, 시작하다
■ petrol station 주유소
■ front-page (신문의) 제 1면
■ declare 선언하다
■ distribution center 유통(물류)센터
■ stakced (무엇이) 잔뜩 쌓인
■ chains of ~의 연쇄
■ put at risk ~을 위험에 처하게 하다






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