KB Saengmyeong Telemarketing Center, All Employees Except 8 Test Negative

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[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Hyung-gil] No additional confirmed cases were found following a full investigation of employees at the KB Life telemarketing office, where 8 confirmed cases of COVID-19 occurred.

On the 29th, a KB Life official stated, "Among the 117 telemarketing office employees, aside from the 8 confirmed cases as of the previous day, all other employees tested negative."

After the first confirmed case was reported at this office on the 26th, all employees followed instructions and did not come to work starting from the 27th, instead getting tested at nearby clinics in their residential areas.

Earlier on the 26th of this month, an insurance planner working on the 7th floor of the Central Place Building near Chungjeongno Station at the KB Life telemarketing office was confirmed positive and hospitalized. Subsequently, all 116 colleagues working in the same office were tested and entered self-quarantine. The full screening revealed 7 additional infections.

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