Daejeon Neuriul Elementary Social Service Agent and Father Confirmed Positive... Increased Concern of Infection Within School

On the morning of the 30th of last month, a quarantine company official is disinfecting and sanitizing the school facilities at Daejeon Cheondong Elementary School in Cheondong, Dong-gu, Daejeon, where a student tested positive. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] A social service agent working at Neuriul Elementary School in Daejeon and the agent's father have tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). Concerns about in-school transmission in the Daejeon area are expected to increase.

According to Daejeon City on the 2nd, confirmed cases #123 and #124 were newly reported in Daejeon on that day. These confirmed cases are a father and son who reportedly live together in Gwanjeo-dong, Seo-gu.

The issue is that confirmed case #124 is a social service agent working at Neuriul Elementary School located in Gwanjeo-dong, Seo-gu. Neuriul Elementary School has currently sent all students home immediately.

However, since Daejeon reported the first in-school infection nationwide on the 30th of last month, the confirmation of a social service agent at an elementary school raises concerns that the infection could spread within the school.

Currently, the city and quarantine authorities are conducting a basic epidemiological investigation targeting the confirmed father and son. Additionally, the city's Welfare Director is scheduled to hold a briefing at 2 p.m. to explain the progress of the epidemiological investigation.

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