[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that the office of Lotte Data Communication, located near Gwanghwamun, was temporarily closed after five employees tested positive for COVID-19.


According to the Seoul city government on the 9th, one employee residing in Gyeonggi Province at the Lotte Data Communication office was first confirmed positive on the 6th. Subsequently, one more resident from Gyeonggi Province, one resident from Incheon, and two residents from Seoul tested positive, increasing the total number of related confirmed cases to five.



Health authorities have placed approximately 110 employees working on the affected floor under self-quarantine and are conducting COVID-19 tests.


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