Myeongseong Church Associate Pastor Infects Female Employee at Seongdong-gu Office; All 59 Office Staff Test Negative (Comprehensive)

Seongdong-gu Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Head: Jung Won-oh, Seongdong-gu Mayor) sent an SNS message to district office staff on the morning of the 29th, reporting that all 59 individuals tested negative in the first test... Family members of confirmed Seongdong-gu office staff also tested negative, and the confirmed patient is currently in stable condition

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] All 59 employees of Seongdong-gu Office, who were suspected of contact with a female employee (41) from Seongdong-gu Office confirmed as COVID-19 positive after riding the same apartment elevator in Amsa-dong with the associate pastor of Myeongseong Church in Gangdong-gu and working in the same department, tested negative in the first round of specimen tests.

Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jung Won-oh) conveyed this information to all employees on the morning of the 29th.

On the 28th, Seongdong-gu arranged for 59 people who had contact with a female employee from the same department, who was confirmed positive after riding the elevator in the same apartment as the associate pastor of Myeongseong Church, to undergo the first specimen test through the Seongdong-gu Public Health Center, and closed and disinfected the district office building.

However, on the morning of the 29th, all tested negative.

The Seongdong-gu Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Headed by Mayor Jung Won-oh) announced via SNS text message to all employees that "As a result of the first specimen test request for 59 employees following the occurrence of a COVID-19 positive employee, all tested negative."

They also stated, "Due to vague anxiety, individual visits to screening clinics have made it very difficult for the district health center to provide care. Employees are advised to refrain from personal visits to the health center and to call first and then visit the nearest screening clinic if symptoms such as cough or fever occur."

They added, "Currently, an internal epidemiological investigation is underway, and close contact employees will be individually notified and arranged to receive testing, so please take note."

Meanwhile, the family members of the confirmed Seongdong-gu Office employee also tested negative, and the confirmed employee is reported to be in a stable condition.

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