Additional 45 Trainees Confirmed to Have Visited Itaewon
Due to the group infection at Itaewon clubs, the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) is rapidly increasing. On the 11th, foreigners visiting the screening clinic at Yongsan-gu Public Health Center in Seoul are undergoing diagnostic tests. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Yang Nak-gyu] Among the trainees who enlisted at the military training center this week, additional trainees who visited Itaewon entertainment establishments have been identified. The newly confirmed soldiers number 45. Combined with the 32 trainees who voluntarily reported their use of entertainment facilities near Itaewon before the 10th, the total is 77.
On the 13th, a military official stated, "It has been confirmed that 45 soldiers who enlisted this week visited the Itaewon area before the 10th, and they are currently under quarantine within the training center while undergoing polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing."
The Ministry of National Defense issued guidelines for soldiers who used entertainment facilities near Itaewon from the 26th of last month to the 6th of this month to voluntarily report by the 10th. Thirty-two trainees voluntarily reported by the 10th. The military conducted PCR tests on all voluntary reporters, and all tested negative.
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However, the possibility of COVID-19 positive cases among trainees who enlisted this week cannot be ruled out. Previously, Sergeant A from the Cyber Operations Command and Captain B from an Army direct unit in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, were infected with COVID-19 after visiting an Itaewon club frequented by the 'Yongin patient number 66.' The military accepted voluntary reports from soldiers who used entertainment facilities in the Itaewon area from the 24th of last month to the 6th of this month. The military plans to impose enhanced penalties according to regulations if soldiers who did not report their visits to Itaewon are found.
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