[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] A firefighter belonging to the Bucheon Fire Station in Gyeonggi, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), reportedly used a jjimjilbang for two days before being diagnosed.


On the 24th, Bucheon City announced that A (33), a firefighter at Bucheon Fire Station who tested positive for COVID-19, stayed at the jjimjilbang 'Daeyang Oncheon Land' located in Sangdong on the 17th and 20th of this month.


It was confirmed that on the 17th, he stayed from 9:03 AM to 1:47 PM. On the 20th, he stayed at the jjimjilbang from 11:06 AM to 12:41 PM.



Bucheon City plans to conduct COVID-19 testing for visitors and others, as the confirmed case stayed for a long time at the jjimjilbang, a multi-use facility, raising concerns about additional infections.


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