Over 40 Contacts of COVID-19 Positive Daegu Prison Guard Test Negative

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Inmates who had close contact with a correctional officer at Daegu Prison, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), have tested negative.

According to Daegu Prison on the 1st, specimens were collected and tested from one nurse and about 40 inmates who had contact with the confirmed case, and the results were negative. Earlier, on the 28th of last month, one correctional officer at this prison tested positive for COVID-19.

Besides Daegu Prison, other institutions under the Ministry of Justice in the Daegu area reported confirmed cases: one investigator at the Daegu District Prosecutors' Office Western Branch on the 23rd of last month, and one employee at the Ministry of Justice Daegu Western Probation Center on the 28th.

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