'Samsung Electronics Suwon Plant Research Building Closed Until 12th Due to COVID-19 Confirmed Cases'

Samsung Digital City located in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province (file photo)

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] A female cleaning worker at a research building in Samsung Electronics' Suwon plant in Maetan-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, tested positive for COVID-19, leading to the closure of the building until the 12th. Approximately 1,200 employees working in this research building have started working from home.

According to Samsung Electronics and Suwon City on the 10th, a woman in her 50s, identified as patient number 72 in Suwon, Ms. A, was confirmed to be a contract worker responsible for cleaning duties in the Smart Manufacturing Building within the Suwon plant.

Ms. A learned on the 9th that her son (patient number 70 in Suwon) had tested positive and informed Samsung Electronics of this fact before leaving work. Samsung Electronics immediately closed the two-story Smart Manufacturing Building where she worked.

Additionally, about 1,000 research personnel working there and around 200 visitors to the research building, totaling approximately 1,200 people, were instructed to work from home.

The first floor of the Smart Research Building will be closed until the 10th, and the second floor will remain closed until the 12th.

Ms. A was tested at the Yeongtong-gu Public Health Center screening clinic after work on the 9th and was confirmed positive on the morning of the 10th. Her husband (patient number 73 in Suwon) was also confirmed positive on the same day.

Suwon City is conducting an epidemiological investigation of Ms. A and plans to classify close contacts within the Samsung Electronics plant for specimen testing.

Currently, it is known that about 230 out of the approximately 1,200 people have undergone testing.

Earlier, nine cleaning service workers who worked with this woman tested negative in tests conducted the previous day.

A Samsung Electronics official stated, "Everyone in the workplace has been wearing masks, and social distancing has been maintained even in the company cafeteria, strictly following quarantine guidelines. We understand that the confirmed female worker was also wearing a mask," adding, "We are responding as quickly as possible to prevent the spread of infection."

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