Lotte World Tower Premiere Attended by COVID-19 Confirmed Case "140 Viewers Present"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Isul] It has been revealed that a person in their 20s confirmed with COVID-19 attended a movie preview held at Lotte World Tower in Seoul.

On the 10th, Songpa-gu disclosed the movement path of patient No. 70 (26 years old) from Gwanak-gu, referred to as A. On the 8th, from 7:26 PM to 10:03 PM, A attended the preview of the movie "My First Superstar" held at Lotte Cinema World Tower. The preview took place in Theater 5.

On the 8th, A arrived at Jamsil Station on Subway Line 2 at 3:19 PM and reached World Tower. From 3:34 PM to 6:27 PM, A stayed at Dalcom Coffee inside Lotte World Mall. Then, from 6:39 PM to 7:25 PM, A visited the spicy Japanese curry franchise "Abiko" inside Lotte World Mall before attending the preview. A left Lotte Tower at 10:10 PM and moved to another area via Jamsil Station on Line 2.

Currently, health authorities are conducting detailed epidemiological investigations, and both the movie organizers and health authorities are contacting attendees.

Songpa-gu reported that a total of 471 people attended the preview. Regarding this, a Lotte Cinema official stated, "140 people watched the movie in the same theater as the confirmed patient."

Additionally, it is known that on the same day, the movie "Innocence" also held a preview at Lotte Cinema World Tower. The preview held in Theater 4 was attended by Shin Hye-sun and Bae Jong-ok, who conducted a stage greeting.

A Lotte Cinema official told this publication, "Before entry that day, we conducted temperature checks on the audience and complied with quarantine guidelines such as wearing masks and sitting one seat apart."

They added, "Upon hearing the news of the confirmed patient's visit on the 10th, we immediately suspended operations and had a disinfection carried out by a quarantine company."

Meanwhile, confirmed patient A was diagnosed with COVID-19 on the 10th after contact on the 6th with patient No. 9 from Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, who is an employee of Myeongseong Housing in Gangnam-gu.

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