COVID-19 Positive Worker Blood Donation Bus Visits 3 Police Stations... 32 People Self-Quarantined

Blood donation bus. Photo unrelated to the article.

[Asia Economy Reporters Lee Gwan-ju and Yoo Byung-don] An emergency alert has been issued at police stations visited by a confirmed case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) who was responsible for blood collection on a blood donation bus.

According to the police and quarantine authorities on the 27th, confirmed case A (26, female), residing in Sinwol-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, works as a nurse in charge of blood collection on a blood donation bus. It was confirmed that the blood donation bus where A worked visited Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul on the 19th of this month, and Gangseo Police Station in Seoul and Goyang Police Station in Gyeonggi on the 25th. The police had encouraged employees to donate blood as part of the 'Love Sharing Campaign' in response to the recent blood shortage crisis.

The police stations involved have placed employees who donated blood and those who had contact with the confirmed case under self-quarantine and have begun disinfecting the buildings. At Goyang Police Station, 12 employees participated in blood donation, and 9 employees had work-related contact with the confirmed case. These employees have been placed under self-quarantine, and four members of the task force will be temporarily isolated at the Hyoja Security Center.

Additionally, Yeongdeungpo Police Station placed two close contacts, including employees who had meals with the confirmed case, under self-quarantine and disinfected the entire building on the 27th. Gangseo Police Station also placed nine employees who participated in blood donation under self-quarantine and disinfected the entire building. So far, 32 contacts have been identified across the three police stations.

A was wearing a mask during blood collection, and it is reported that no other civil petitioners had contact. A police official stated, "Employees who had contact have been placed under self-quarantine, and the building has been fully disinfected," adding, "We are identifying the confirmed case's movement path to check if there are more contacts."

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