Sejong COVID-19 Confirmed Cases Total 8... 6 Additional Cases Over Weekend, Transmission Linked to Zumba

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in the Sejong area has increased to eight.

According to Sejong City on the 9th, the first confirmed case in the region (on the 22nd of last month) was a man in his 30s living in Geumnam-myeon, who came up from Daegu and was a Shincheonji Church member working on apartment repairs.

The second confirmed case was reported on the 6th. It was confirmed that the confirmed patient, 13 days after the first case, was a Zumba dance instructor who had attended a Zumba dance workshop held in Cheonan on the 15th of last month.

Since then, a total of six people were added to the list of confirmed cases over the past weekend (7th?8th) in Sejong, and among them, four (#3?6) were found to be students of the Zumba dance studio.

Furthermore, the two additional confirmed cases on the 9th were identified as having contact history with a Zumba dance studio student (#4) who had previously tested positive, according to the city. This raises the possibility of COVID-19 spreading in the local community through the Zumba dance studio.

Accordingly, the city is conducting self-quarantine and testing for contacts identified along the movement paths of confirmed patients to block the spread of COVID-19.

First, tests were conducted on 56 Zumba dance students and instructors who had contact with Zumba dance instructor A (female, 41, #2), resulting in 4 positive and 52 negative cases. Additionally, tests were conducted on 61 Ministry of Health and Welfare employees who had contact with student B (female in her 20s, Ministry of Health and Welfare employee, #3), all of whom tested negative.

Currently, a full investigation is underway to check infection status among 20 people (1 kindergarten student, 9 elementary students, 2 middle school students, and 8 adults) who had contact with violin instructor C (female in her 50s, #4).

The fifth confirmed case in the region was identified as a full-time housewife with no contacts outside her family, and contacts for confirmed cases #6 to #8 are being identified and tested.

Since the possibility of COVID-19 spreading within the region through the Zumba dance studio is anticipated, the city explained that it will focus on identifying contacts centered on those related to the Zumba dance studio (instructors and students) to block the infectious disease.

A city official said, “Seven Zumba dance studios have been operating in Sejong, of which five closed on the 22nd of last month and two closed from the 24th, according to investigations. In particular, except for the second confirmed case in the region, no other instructors who attended the Cheonan Zumba dance workshop on the 15th of last month have been identified.”

He added, “The city will continue proactive and strong measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the community, and we ask citizens to actively participate in overcoming COVID-19 by following personal hygiene rules.”

Meanwhile, on the 9th, a woman in her 40s living in Banggok-dong (#7) and a teenage girl living in Areum-dong (#8) were confirmed positive for COVID-19 in Sejong.

It is reported that these confirmed cases had contact with the fourth confirmed case (a Zumba student) who works at Suzuki Music Academy located in Dodam-dong, Sejong City.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.