Foreign COVID-19 Case Visiting Itaewon Club Also Went to Bucheon Nightclub (Update)

Infectious Visit on the 9th-10th
"Visitors to 'Merit Club' Also Urged to Get Tested"

On the 8th, a citizen is passing in front of 'King Club' in Itaewon, Seoul, which was visited by a confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] It has been confirmed that a foreign COVID-19 positive individual who visited Itaewon clubs also visited entertainment facilities in the Bucheon area during their infectious period. The quarantine authorities urged visitors to 'Merit Night' in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, around midnight on the 10th, to undergo diagnostic testing.

Jung Eun-kyung, head of the Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH), announced this during a regular briefing held on the 18th at the Osong Disease Control Headquarters in Chungbuk.

According to the CDCH, the confirmed case is a foreigner residing in the Bucheon and Incheon areas who tested positive on the 17th. This individual visited Merit Night between 11:48 PM on the 9th and 12:34 AM on the 10th, during their infectious period.

The estimated onset date is between the 14th and 15th. However, the quarantine authorities believe that due to communication difficulties, the onset date may need to be investigated as earlier.

Head Jung stated, "Anyone who visited Merit Night in Bucheon between 11:48 PM on the 9th and 12:34 AM on the 10th should contact their local health center or call 1339 to receive a diagnostic test."

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