Daegu Seo-gu Health Center Infection Prevention Chief and Four Colleagues Confirmed Positive

Following the infection prevention chief at Daegu Seo-gu Health Center, four more colleagues have tested positive.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] An additional employee at Daegu Seo-gu Public Health Center has tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

According to Daegu City on the 25th, the COVID-19 confirmed patients at Seo-gu Public Health Center include four health department employees, including the staff member in charge of infection prevention. Among the confirmed employees was also a member of the Shincheonji Daegu Church.

Previously, the infection prevention chief staff member A, who was confirmed positive on the 24th, was revealed to be a member of the Shincheonji Daegu Church and did not disclose any Shincheonji-related information before being notified of quarantine.

Excluding A, the other three health department employees tested positive for COVID-19 on the afternoon of the same day. After the four employees were confirmed positive in a cluster, the district office closed the 4th floor of the public health center where the health department is located.

Additionally, 33 employees belonging to the health department were placed under self-quarantine, and five public health doctors dispatched from the central government who had been at the health department for 1 to 2 days were sent back.

Instead, the district office plans to create a space in the district office meeting room to substitute the functions of the health department and temporarily assign 33 health and administrative staff from the district office. They also requested additional dispatch of public health doctors from Daegu City.

Daegu Seo-gu Office stated, "We will strive to ensure that there is no disruption to the public health center's operations."

A Daegu City official said, "Until now, A may not have thought they were subject to self-quarantine because they did not experience any special symptoms," adding, "However, upon learning that A was included in the Shincheonji church member list, immediate follow-up measures were taken."

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