Two Sejong Zumba Students Confirmed with COVID-19... Regional Total Cases Reach 5

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Two Zumba dance students in Sejong have tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). Including them, the total number of confirmed cases in the region has increased to five.

According to Sejong City on the 8th, the confirmed cases are a woman in her 50s, A (female, #4), residing in Saerom-dong Saetteum Village Complex 7, and a woman in her 40s, B (female, #5), residing in Goun-dong Garak Village Complex 11.

It has been confirmed that they both received Zumba lessons from C (41, female, #2), a Zumba instructor at a fitness center in Dodam-dong, who tested positive for COVID-19 on the 6th.

Ms. A, a violin instructor, received Zumba lessons from Ms. C at Saebom GX in Dodam-dong on the 19th of last month and began experiencing mild fever and other symptoms around 9 p.m. on the 22nd.

Subsequently, Ms. A is understood to have conducted violin lessons for about ten students. The city is carrying out self-quarantine for Ms. A and disinfecting the area around her home, while planning to conduct COVID-19 tests for her violin students and their families.

Ms. B, a full-time housewife, received Zumba lessons from Ms. C at Saebom GX on the 21st of last month. Her symptoms began on the 1st of this month with a mild dry cough, and it has been confirmed that she had refrained from going out due to childcare responsibilities. The city is currently self-quarantining Ms. B and her family and plans to conduct epidemiological investigations and comprehensive testing.

Meanwhile, Zumba instructor Ms. C has been working at the Dodam-dong fitness center ‘Saebom GX’ and also participated in a Zumba dance instructor workshop held in Cheonan Buldang-dong on the 15th of last month.

A total of 29 people attended the workshop, and so far, three from Cheonan, two from Asan (one transferred to Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi), and one from Sejong have tested positive for COVID-19. Additionally, 12 people tested negative, and 11 people, including three instructors from Daegu, are still undergoing testing.

In Sejong, COVID-19 testing is underway for 55 students who had contact with Ms. C between the 19th and 21st of last month. Among all the students, three have tested positive so far: Ms. A, Ms. B, and a 20-something Ministry of Health and Welfare official (confirmed positive on the 7th).

Among the remaining students, 50 have tested negative, and two are awaiting test results.

All 51 colleagues working in the same department as the Ministry of Health and Welfare official who tested positive have tested negative.

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