Confirmed Case at Songpa Gangnam Daeseong Academy Visits Table Tennis Club... 451 Students and Others to Undergo Testing (Update)

Medical staff transporting a patient with novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] On the 9th, a staff member at Gangnam Daeseong Academy located in Munjeong-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), prompting health authorities to test hundreds of contacts including students.

According to Songpa-gu and Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, a man in his 20s residing in Yeongtong 3-dong, Yeongtong-gu, who works as a cooking assistant at the academy (Suwon case number 70), was confirmed positive that morning.

The man had visited a table tennis club located in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, and reportedly experienced muscle pain and dizziness since the 3rd.

Songpa-gu identified 451 suspected contacts including students, instructors, and staff, and set up a temporary screening clinic in front of the academy to have them tested. They were also instructed to return home immediately after testing and enter self-quarantine.

Currently, the academy is known to have closed the cafeteria and suspended classes.

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