Jeonbuk Province Conducts COVID-19 Tests on 21 Individuals Related to Itaewon Club Confirmed Cases

7 Contacts and 14 Voluntary Reports All Negative

On the 10th, when Seoul City issued a 'gathering ban order' for all entertainment facilities in Seoul following the Itaewon club COVID-19 cluster infection incident, a gathering ban notice was posted at the Itaewon club in Seoul, which was known to have been visited by confirmed cases. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Tae-in] Jeonbuk Province conducted COVID-19 tests on 7 contacts of a confirmed patient from Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, as notified by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, and 14 individuals who voluntarily reported visiting the Itaewon club related to the confirmed case via Jeonbuk Province safety alert messages. All test results came back negative. It was announced on the 11th that these individuals immediately entered self-quarantine.

Additionally, among the 7 contacts notified, 2 have been transferred to the jurisdictional public health centers in Seoul and Daegu, where they currently reside.

On the 8th and 9th, the province requested those who visited the Itaewon club on the 2nd to call or visit their city or county public health centers through emergency disaster messages, and informed that testing could be conducted anonymously. Through this, 14 people voluntarily reported visiting the related establishments.

Jeonbuk Province's quarantine authorities plan to continuously encourage voluntary reporting and conduct testing in cooperation with cities and counties, and to block community spread through self-quarantine management.

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