Confirmed COVID-19 Case from Gangnam Language Academy Visited Jungnang-gu Gym... "Around 200 Users at the Same Time"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jihwan] Concerns over a chain infection are growing as a student at a language institute in Gangnam-gu, where a cluster infection of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) occurred, was reported to have visited fitness centers and other exercise facilities in Jungnang-gu. It has been identified that more than 200 people used the fitness center at the same time as the confirmed patient.

According to Jungnang-gu Office on the 13th, a 26-year-old male (resident of Junghwa 2-dong, patient number 25 in the district) who was confirmed positive the day before is believed to have been infected through contact with patient number 24 in Jungnang-gu (26-year-old male, resident of Sinnae 2-dong), who was confirmed on the 11th, at the same exercise facility.

Patient number 25 in Jungnang was at the sports facility 'CrossFit Blue Lagoon' in Muk-dong from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM on the 9th and 10th, exercising without wearing a mask.

Patient number 24 in Jungnang was also at the same 'CrossFit Blue Lagoon' between 9:40 AM and 11:00 AM on the 9th and did not wear a mask while exercising. Their exercise times overlapped for about an hour at CrossFit Blue Lagoon.

It is known that patient number 24 in Jungnang also used the facility on the morning of the 8th. Whenever traveling to and from there, he used Seoul's public bicycle system 'Ddareungi.' On Sunday the 7th, from 11:00 AM to 12:40 PM, he stayed at 'Dongil Church' in Sinnae-dong. There were 135 visitors to the church during the same time period.

Patient number 24 in Jungnang is a student at the Principal Language Institute in Gangnam-gu. After a confirmed case was reported at this institute, symptoms appeared on the night of the 9th, and he was tested on the 10th, receiving a positive result on the 11th.

He was also identified as a contact of patient number 9 in Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do, who was confirmed positive at the Principal Language Institute in Gangnam-gu. After testing on the 10th, he was confirmed positive on the 11th. It was confirmed that he visited 'GoTo Fitness Center' in Myeonmok-dong from 4:55 PM to 6:00 PM on the 7th.

At the language institute, after a woman in her 20s who worked at Myeongseong Housing in Yeoksam-dong and was a student at the institute was first confirmed positive on the 9th, seven more students were confirmed positive by the 11th, resulting in a total of eight confirmed cases.

In Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, a COVID-19 confirmed case related to contacts from the Gangnam-gu language institute also occurred. Namyangju City announced that a 28-year-old individual, A, residing in Sindobre New Apartment in Jinjeop-eup, was confirmed positive for COVID-19 on the same day. According to Namyangju City, A repeatedly visited a fitness center (Fitness Full Body) for several days and used a nearby cafe (Ten Page).

The cafe and fitness center visited by A have been closed for two days, and testing is underway for A's mother, who is a close contact.

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