Government Deletes Previous Movement Paths of COVID-19 Confirmed Cases "Local Governments Should Also Participate"

On the 21st, when the number of new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) is decreasing, medical staff are working at the screening clinic of the National Medical Center in Jung-gu, Seoul. The Central Disease Control Headquarters of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency announced that as of midnight on the day, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by 9 compared to midnight the previous day. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced on the 2nd that it will delete the movement paths of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) that have passed the management period from press releases by tomorrow.

On the 2nd, at a regular briefing held at the Osong Disease Control Headquarters in Chungbuk, Deputy Director Kwon Jun-wook said, "We plan to delete the movement paths of confirmed cases that have become unnecessary after the deadline tomorrow." He added, "We also request local governments' websites, portal sites, personal SNS, and privately developed COVID-19 apps to take the same measures."

This is a measure to minimize concerns about the invasion of confirmed patients' privacy. There have also been concerns that businesses included in the confirmed patients' movement paths on the internet are suffering secondary damage, leading to the decision to erase the information. The quarantine authorities disclose movement routes only up to 14 days from the last contact date with the confirmed patient.

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