Over 100 Additional Contacts Confirmed with COVID-Positive Staff at Seoul Detention Center

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Approximately 100 additional individuals who had contact with a Seoul Detention Center employee confirmed positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) have been identified. On the 16th, according to the Ministry of Justice, the Seoul Detention Center identified a total of 394 people who had close contact with employee A, who tested positive for COVID-19, following an epidemiological investigation by health authorities the previous night. Initially, 277 people, including staff and inmates, were classified as contacts and quarantined, but 117 more were subsequently identified.

First, over 50 detention center employees who were quarantined underwent COVID-19 testing, all of whom tested negative. Most of the 301 inmates and 43 staff members who had contact with employee A at the detention center completed their tests on the same day and are awaiting results. The main perpetrator of the 'Baksa Room' case, Jo Joo-bin (24), is also among those tested. The Seoul Detention Center has temporarily suspended general and official visits to minimize contact with outsiders. In consultation with the Korean Bar Association, attorney visits have also been temporarily halted.

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