Jeonnam Province 3 Departments All Staff Self-Quarantine... Contact with First COVID-19 Positive Case

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] As the spread of COVID-19 continues daily in Gwangju, an emergency alert has been issued at the Jeonnam Provincial Office.

According to Jeonnam Province on the 8th, all staff members of the Agricultural Policy Division, Taxation Division, and Job Policy Division at the Jeonnam Provincial Office left work early that afternoon.

This was due to confirmation that a public official from Yeongam-gun, who tested positive in the first round of COVID-19 testing and is currently undergoing a second test at the Jeonnam Health and Environment Research Institute, had contact with some employees from the three divisions.

The province conducted tests on the contacts and placed all employees under self-quarantine. Additionally, the entire departments were disinfected.

Meanwhile, the head of Geumjeong-myeon in Yeongam-gun, Jeonnam, tested positive in a COVID-19 test that morning. A second test is currently underway at the Jeonnam Health and Environment Research Institute for more accurate results.

The test results are expected to be released as early as 6 p.m. that day.

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