"Never Thought of It" Incheon Mom Cafe's 'New Coronavirus' Anxiety... Childcare Teachers Under 'Active Surveillance'

Incheon Yeongjongdo Daycare Teacher Confirmed to Have Been in the Same Location as the 12th Domestic COVID-19 Case

On the 28th of last month, a temporary closure notice due to the novel coronavirus was posted at a daycare center in Pyeongtaek-si, Gyeonggi-do. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Seung-gon] It has been confirmed that a daycare teacher and parents of children at a daycare center on Yeongjongdo Island in Incheon were at the same location as the 12th confirmed domestic case of the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia). Parents of young children are expressing anxiety through various online communities and mom cafes. Two daycare centers have temporarily closed.

According to Jung-gu, Incheon City, on the 4th, a daycare teacher at Yeongjongjaieo Daycare Center on Yeongjongdo Island in Jung-gu reported to the Bucheon City Health Center on the 2nd of this month that "I watched a movie in the same theater at the same time as the 12th confirmed case."

The teacher voluntarily reported after confirming through media reports that she and the 12th confirmed case watched a movie simultaneously in the same theater on the 26th of last month.

Previously, the 12th confirmed case watched the movie "Baekdusan" at CGV Bucheon Station Branch, 8th floor, Theater 5, at 7:20 PM on the 20th of last month. On the 26th of the same month, at 5:30 PM, they watched "The Man Standing Next" in Theater 4 on the 8th floor.

The teacher was classified as an "everyday contact" under active monitoring (daily one-on-one checks by health authorities) and is currently understood to have no symptoms.

Parents are also confirmed to have had no direct contact with the confirmed case, and no suspicious symptoms have appeared so far.

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As this news spread, more parents expressing anxiety have appeared, especially in mom cafes. One mom cafe member said, "I never thought about it," and added, "I hope nothing happens."

Another mom cafe member emphasized, "I hope the daycare teacher's health is fine," and "I also hope there is no risk of infection for the children."

Meanwhile, Yeongjong Jaieo Daycare Center, where the teacher worked, immediately notified parents of this fact, completed disinfection, and entered temporary closure until the 10th of this month according to district orders.

The district plans to minimize inconvenience to parents by deploying duty teachers during the closure period to provide emergency childcare support.

A Jung-gu Women and Childcare Department official stated, "Both the teacher and parents are confirmed to have had no direct contact with the confirmed case," but added, "The closure order was issued to prepare for any possible infection risk."

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