Tense Atmosphere in Yeouido... Consecutive COVID-19 Cases Confirmed (Comprehensive)

Confirmed COVID-19 Case at Securities Firm Research Center Head Following Nice Group Office Worker

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] On the 17th, as new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) emerged one after another in Yeouido, Seoul, anxiety is rising mainly in the securities industry. Although there was a 'measles' incident when a confirmed case occurred at the Hongwoo Building in Yeouido on the 28th of last month, and the entire route of visitors was disinfected, the impact on the securities industry was limited at that time since most of the related persons were academy instructors and students. However, on this day, tension is spreading mainly in the securities industry as a securities company executive was confirmed positive and the credit rating agency's building was also closed.

On the 31st, citizens visiting the screening clinic set up at Ankara Park in Yeouido, Seoul, are undergoing COVID-19 tests. Yeongdeungpo District installed an on-site screening clinic after an instructor and a student at the 'Yeonse Naro' academy in Yeouido were confirmed positive for COVID-19. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

According to Yeongdeungpo-gu, the 52nd confirmed case was tested at the Seongae Hospital screening clinic on the 16th and was confirmed positive on this day. It was identified that the confirmed case had worked at NICE Group Building 1 in Yeouido until the 15th, leading to the closure of the building. All employees in the building were sent home. This building houses major companies of the NICE Group, including NICE Holdings, NICE Information Service, NICE Credit Rating, and NICE Information & Telecommunication. The NICE Group is known to have conducted disinfection measures for two days and plans to switch all employees to work from home according to the emergency response plan.

In the afternoon of the same day, a confirmed case also occurred at a securities company. According to the industry, the head of the research center at this securities company had been in self-quarantine for two weeks after his wife was recently confirmed positive for COVID-19, and he himself was finally confirmed positive in the afternoon of this day. Although the first test result was 'negative,' he was confirmed positive in a retest conducted during self-quarantine. This is the first time a confirmed COVID-19 case has been reported in a securities company.

The research center of this securities company is located in a separate building, not in the main office building. The securities company stated that the center head was confirmed positive during self-quarantine and did not come to the office during this period, so there will be no closure of the main office building. However, it was decided that all members of the research center will work from home this week.

To prevent further infections, the securities company conducted COVID-19 tests on related employees, including those at the research center, but no additional confirmed cases were found. A securities company official said, "Based on the currently identified routes, it seems there will be no closure of the office building, but we will actively cooperate with the authorities' guidelines."

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