"Too Anxious" Daycare Teacher Contacts Secondary Infection Case... Mom Cafe in Uproar

Daughter and Son-in-law Who Contacted 6th Confirmed Case to Self-Isolate Until the 10th of Next Month
Daycare Center to Close from the 31st

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[Asia Economy Reporter Han Seung-gon] As the daughter who had close contact with the 6th confirmed case of the novel coronavirus (Wuhan pneumonia) during the Lunar New Year holiday was confirmed to be a teacher at a daycare center in Taean-gun, Chungnam Province, anxiety among the local community and parents is growing.

In particular, since the possibility that the virus has spread to children with vulnerable immune systems cannot be ruled out, the sense of unease and confusion is increasing. The daycare center in question has been closed from the 31st.

According to a report by Hankook Ilbo, Taean-gun confirmed that the 56-year-old man, the first secondary infected person of the novel coronavirus (the 6th confirmed case), had close contact with his daughter and son-in-law during the Lunar New Year holiday,

and the daughter was confirmed to be working as a teacher at daycare center A located in Taean-gun. It is estimated that the daughter came into contact with infants and toddlers who attended the daycare center for three days from the 28th to the 30th, right after the Lunar New Year holiday. The son-in-law also likely went to work and came into contact with several people.

According to Taean-gun, the daughter and son-in-law who had contact with the 6th confirmed case between the 23rd and 27th will be self-quarantined until the 10th of next month. Taean-gun plans to actively monitor them by checking for symptom onset twice a day.

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Meanwhile, on mom cafes and other online communities where parents of infants and toddlers gather, the news that the daycare teacher was quarantined due to the novel coronavirus has caused a state of shock.

One mom cafe member expressed frustration, saying, "I can't live with this anxiety," and added, "I need to go to the nearest hospital immediately."

Another member said, "I hope the results come out quickly, whatever they may be," and confessed, "I'm very worried because the immune system is weak." Another mom cafe member said, "If my child has a fever, I get worried right away," and expressed frustration, saying, "I'm very anxious and frustrated."

Meanwhile, the daycare center where Ms. A, the daughter, worked will be temporarily closed from the 31st after undergoing disinfection work.

The daycare center announced on the 30th, "One homeroom teacher was informed that she was a contact of a confirmed novel coronavirus case and was immediately sent home for quarantine," adding, "According to inquiries with the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, since there are currently no symptoms, we received a response that there is no concern about infection for the teacher."

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