[Breaking] Bucheon Daycare Center Director 'Confirmed'... 90 Teachers and Students Tested

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] The director of a daycare center in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Bucheon City announced on the 16th that Director A (40, female) of a daycare center located on the first floor of a cultural center in Sang-dong tested positive for COVID-19.

A was classified as a contact after her mother, who lives in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, tested positive for COVID-19 the day before, and subsequently tested positive following a specimen test.

A visited her mother's home in Eunpyeong-gu on the 7th of this month and was confirmed to have attended the daycare center from the 8th to the 16th.

Health authorities plan to conduct COVID-19 tests on 24 teachers and 66 children who attended during the same period, as well as their families.

Additionally, 13 elementary school students who used the care center sharing the entrance with the daycare center during the same period will also undergo specimen testing if necessary.

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