Disclosure of Itaewon Pub and Club Names Where Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Stayed in Yongin

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ji-hwan Park] The names of five clubs and pubs in the Itaewon area of Yongsan-gu, Seoul, where the 66th confirmed COVID-19 patient from Yongin, Gyeonggi Province stayed from the night of the 1st to the early morning of the 2nd, have been disclosed.

Yongsan-gu, Seoul, revealed the epidemiological investigation results within Yongsan-gu of this patient (the 66th confirmed case in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province) on the afternoon of the 7th on its homepage, following the confirmation on the 6th.

According to the investigation, Mr. A took the trunk express bus number 8100 to Yongsan-gu and stayed at the pub 'Sulpan' on Usadan-ro from 10:57 PM on the 1st to 12:19 AM on the 2nd. Then, from 12:20 AM, he went to a nearby convenience store for 3 minutes, followed by 36 minutes at the club 'King Club' from 12:24 AM, and 25 minutes at the pub 'Trunk' from 1:06 AM.

He then went to another club from 1:40 AM for 10 minutes, but the health authorities have not immediately disclosed the name of this club and are currently verifying if there are any contacts.

Mr. A returned to King Club at 2:00 AM and stayed there for 1 hour and 10 minutes. After stopping by a nearby convenience store for 1 minute from 3:11 AM, he stayed at the pub 'Queen' for 15 minutes from 3:32 AM, then took a taxi back to his home in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.

Mr. A wore a mask at the clubs and pubs in the Usadan-ro area of Yongsan-gu, but did not wear a mask during the 1-minute visit to the convenience store at 3:11 AM.

According to health authorities, two contacts who were exposed during Mr. A's activities in the Usadan-ro area of Yongsan-gu have been identified and reported to the health centers responsible for their residences, and additional contacts are being investigated.

So far, a total of 57 contacts of Mr. A have been identified. Among them, a 31-year-old man living in Pyeongchon-dong, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi Province (the 23rd confirmed case in Anyang-si, Gyeonggi Province), Mr. B, tested positive on the 7th while asymptomatic.

On April 30, Mr. A went on a trip with three friends including Mr. B to Songpa, Seoul; Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province; and Chuncheon and Hongcheon in Gangwon Province. The next day, around 5:30 PM on the 1st, he returned home to Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. Mr. A then visited Hwangjae Kodari Naengmyeon in Suji-gu, Yongin, and Lespride Bundang liquor store in Giheung-gu, rested at home, and later went with Mr. B to clubs and pubs on Usadan-ro in Yongsan-gu at night on the 1st.

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