Confirmed COVID-19 Case in Hwaseong City Visits Government Seoul Office Cafeteria... Cafeteria Closed

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] A maintenance technician who visited the cafeteria in the main building of the Government Seoul Complex tested positive for COVID-19 on the 18th, leading to the suspension of the cafeteria's operations.

According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Mr. A, a man in his 50s residing in Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, visited the cafeteria in the main building of the Government Seoul Complex in Jongno-gu on the morning of the 12th to install machinery. He was later classified as a close contact of another confirmed case and underwent testing, which returned positive on the same day.

Upon receiving the news of Mr. A's positive diagnosis, the Seoul Complex Management Office suspended cafeteria operations from around 4 p.m. that day and carried out disinfection measures inside and outside the facility.

Additionally, all cafeteria staff were sent home, and employees who had contact with Mr. A were instructed to undergo COVID-19 testing.

This is the first time that any facility within the Government Seoul Complex has closed due to COVID-19 related reasons. Previously, in February, a daycare center at the Government Seoul Complex was temporarily closed after a child attending the center visited a hospital where a COVID-19 patient had been; however, that daycare center is located separately in Changseong-dong, Jongno-gu.

An official from the Complex Management Headquarters stated, "We have encouraged all employees, not just those who had contact with Mr. A, to undergo testing," and added, "The timing for reopening the cafeteria will be decided based on the test results."

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