Seoul Cumulative Confirmed Cases 595... 3 Infected at Seorae Village Bar

The arrival hall at Terminal 2 of Incheon International Airport was quiet on the 8th. On the same day, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun announced at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters (CDSCH) meeting held at the Government Sejong Complex regarding the response to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), "We will temporarily suspend visa exemptions and visa-free entry for countries that have banned the entry of our citizens, and expand restrictions on the entry of foreigners for non-essential purposes." / Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] As of 6 p.m. on the 8th, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that the cumulative number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) reached 592. This is an increase of 11 cases from the 581 cases reported at 10 a.m. the same day.

The main route of new infections is overseas contact. The number of confirmed cases related to overseas contact increased by 8, from 216 in the morning to 224 in the afternoon.

In Seocho-gu, the 35th and 36th patients within the district were confirmed. Epidemiological investigations are ongoing for these patients, so their infection routes and movement paths have not been disclosed.

Seocho-gu disclosed the movement paths of the 32nd confirmed patient (a 28-year-old male from Banpo 4-dong) and the 34th confirmed patient (a 40-year-old male from Bangbae 4-dong), who were confirmed on the 7th, revealing that a cocktail bar in Seorae Village was a common location.

The 32nd patient stayed at a cocktail bar called "Liquid Soul" from 12:50 a.m. to 2:54 a.m. on the 3rd, and again for about two hours starting at 10:32 p.m. on the 4th.

The 34th patient, who is the spouse of the 35th patient, was also at the same location from 9:50 p.m. to 11:27 p.m. on the 2nd.

The district office stated that the 32nd patient is presumed to have been infected by the 35th patient, who was tested earlier but confirmed positive later.

It was only disclosed that the 35th patient returned from the United States on the 21st of last month.

The district plans to conduct a full investigation of visitors centered around Liquid Soul, considering the possibility of a small-scale cluster infection.

Three employees of Liquid Soul have already been tested; two tested negative, and one, a resident from another area, tested positive.

Accordingly, the number of confirmed cases related to Liquid Soul includes at least three people: Seocho-gu's 32nd and 34th patients and one employee. If Seocho-gu's 35th patient is added, the total rises to four.

In Gangnam-gu, a family was sequentially confirmed positive. The 46-year-old husband and 11-year-old son of a 45-year-old woman (Gangnam-gu's 54th patient), who was confirmed positive the previous day, became the 55th and 56th patients in the district. Their 16-year-old daughter (Gangnam-gu's 28th patient) had returned from the United Kingdom and was confirmed positive on the 27th of last month.

In Yeongdeungpo-gu, a woman in her 30s from Dangsan 2-dong who returned from the United Kingdom was confirmed as the 28th patient in the district on the same day.

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