All Yongsan District Office Employees on Standby Duty... Full Investigation of 7,222 Club Visitors Conducted

Yongsan-gu Reports 4 Additional COVID-19 Cases (Nos. 24-27)... Visited Itaewon Clubs on 1st-2nd, Sample Collected on 8th, Confirmed Positive on 9th

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Yongsan-gu (Mayor Seongchang Hyun) has reported 4 additional COVID-19 confirmed cases (#24, 25, 26, 27).

They are believed to have visited Itaewon clubs on April 1-2 and had contact with a confirmed case (#10809) from Yongin City. All are males in their 20s; cases #24 to #26 reside in Bogwang-dong, and case #27 lives in Hangangno-dong. All are of Korean nationality.

They visited the district screening clinic on the 8th for specimen collection and were confirmed positive at 7 a.m. on the 9th.

The district requested isolation beds allocation from Seoul City and will conduct disinfection around their residences after patient transfer. Their movement paths will be disclosed on the district website once epidemiological investigations are completed.

Additionally, as visits to Itaewon clubs by confirmed cases from other regions have been further confirmed and infections are spreading nationwide, the district extended the full survey period for club and pub visitors from the original May 1-2 to April 30-May 5, and increased the target establishments from 3 (King Club, Trunk, Queen) to 5 (adding Soho and Him).

The total number of people subject to investigation reaches 7,222.

A district official stated, “Among the 1,946 names secured by the 8th, 637 (33%) have been advised to refrain from going out and to undergo specimen collection. The remaining 1,309 (67%) who have not been contacted will continue to be investigated together with the police,” emphasizing, “We ask everyone to voluntarily participate in testing for the sake of their families and neighbors.”

The district secured an additional 5,276 names on the 9th. All staff are conducting investigations even on holidays. Despite difficulties such as false entries in visitor logs and duplicate names, the investigation is expected to be completed within the day. If necessary, closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage and credit card usage records of visitors will also be reviewed.

Furthermore, the district continues joint inspections of entertainment facilities in the Itaewon area with the police. On the 9th, Seoul City issued a gathering ban order for all entertainment facilities in Seoul, including clubs, emotional pubs, colatecs, and room salons.

Seongchang Hyun, Mayor of Yongsan-gu, said, “Those who visited Itaewon entertainment facilities such as King Club, Trunk, Queen, Soho, and Him from April 30 to May 5 are requested to refrain from going out for two weeks, wear masks, and get tested at the nearest screening clinic. The situation is very serious. Residents are urged to avoid unnecessary outings.”

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