Fourth Infection from Incheon Academy Instructor... 3 Family Members Confirmed COVID-19 After First Birthday Party at Bucheon Buffet Restaurant

Third-Generation Infected Taxi Driver Takes Photos at Doljanchi Celebration

A coin karaoke room in Incheon visited by a confirmed COVID-19 case
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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] A one-year-old girl and her parents living in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, tested positive for COVID-19 in connection with an Incheon academy instructor confirmed positive after visiting a club in Itaewon, Seoul.

Bucheon City, Gyeonggi Province, announced on the 21st that a family of three, including Mr. A (33) and his wife living in Jung-dong, and their daughter Ms. B (1), were confirmed positive for COVID-19.

The A family held a first birthday party at a buffet in Bucheon on the 10th, where taxi driver Mr. C (49), who was infected at a coin karaoke in Vision Plaza, Michuhol-gu, Incheon, recently worked. Mr. C reportedly worked as a freelance photographer at the birthday party.

Mr. C, who was confirmed positive on the 19th, traveled by his own vehicle from his home in Incheon to a buffet restaurant in Sang-dong, Bucheon on the 9th and stayed there for about three hours.

He also worked as a photographer at the same buffet restaurant on the 10th, the day of Ms. B’s first birthday party, and showed suspicious symptoms such as coughing and muscle pain from the 11th. From the 12th to the 16th, he stayed in Incheon and other areas, and on the 17th, he was found to have worked again at the same buffet restaurant in Bucheon.

The karaoke where Mr. C was infected was visited by a high school student and his friend who were infected by academy instructor Mr. D (25, Incheon case number 102), who was confirmed positive after visiting King Club in Itaewon earlier this month.

The A family is presumed to be the fourth generation of COVID-19 infections starting from Mr. D. The academy instructor Mr. D was reported to Incheon City for violating the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act for hiding his occupation and providing false statements about his movements during the initial epidemiological investigation.

Bucheon City is conducting disinfection work around the residence of Mr. A and his wife and is currently testing 67 guests who attended Ms. B’s first birthday party. Additionally, 60 guests who attended the birthday parties on the 9th and 17th, when the taxi driver worked as a photographer, are scheduled to undergo COVID-19 testing.

Mayor Jang Deokcheon of Bucheon said, "(The A family) was confirmed positive after a considerable amount of time had passed since contact, so (additional infections) are a concern," and added, "All family members who attended the birthday parties on the 9th and 17th when the taxi driver was at the buffet tested negative."

Meanwhile, as of today, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases related to academy instructor Mr. D has increased to 33, including 17 students and young children.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.