5 More COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Daejeon... Continued Spread from Multi-level Marketing

Daejeon Mayor Heo Tae-jeong is announcing the status of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the region at Daejeon City Hall. Provided by Daejeon City

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Daejeon has increased by five.

According to Daejeon City on the 24th, as of 10 a.m. that day, confirmed cases #92 to #96 were newly reported.

Confirmed case #92 is a man in his 60s residing in Yuseong-gu. He began experiencing fever symptoms on the 16th and was tested at a screening clinic on the 23rd, receiving a positive COVID-19 diagnosis the same day. This man is believed to have recently come into contact with a confirmed case related to Dunsan Electronics Town.

Confirmed case #93 is a woman in her 50s living in Seo-gu, classified as a contact of a confirmed case related to Orange Town. Symptoms appeared on the 16th, and she was confirmed positive on the 24th.

Confirmed cases #94 (Seo-gu, female in her 50s) and #95 (Seo-gu, female in her 50s) are contacts of the previously confirmed case #86, while #96 (Seo-gu, female in her 60s) is an employee at a land corporation call center linked to confirmed case #2 from Gongju, Chungnam, who was infected at a jjimjilbang near Donghaksa Temple on Mt. Gyeryongsan.

Including the additional confirmed cases, the total number of confirmed cases in the Daejeon area has risen to 96. Notably, 50 of these cases were confirmed between the 15th and 23rd, and the quarantine authorities estimate that many of them were infected through multi-level marketing businesses located in Orange Town, Goejeong-dong, Seo-gu, and Dunsan Electronics Town in Tanbang-dong, Seo-gu, serving as links for 'n-th generation infections.'

In this regard, the city and quarantine authorities are focusing on identifying the initial source and infection routes by requesting police investigations into the businesses located at Orange Town Room 207 and Dunsan Electronics Town Room 627, which have been revealed as major spread routes.

Heo Tae-jung, mayor of Daejeon, stated, “There may be cases where individuals involved in multi-level marketing and door-to-door sales avoid COVID-19 testing due to fear of identity exposure. The city will allow all citizens who have visited the problematic businesses or are judged to be at risk of infection to undergo anonymous testing.”

He added, “Conversely, if anyone deliberately obstructs epidemiological investigations, we will take strong measures such as filing complaints. Currently, the city has already filed a complaint against one person and plans to file complaints against two others.”

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