[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suwan] As of 6 p.m. on the 20th, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) increased by 16, bringing the total to 1,493.


Among the new confirmed cases on that day, 8 were users of a nursing facility in Gangseo-gu, 3 were imported cases, 4 were classified as 'others,' and 1 case is under investigation for its infection route.



At a senior daycare center in Banghwa 1-dong, Gangseo-gu, after the first confirmed case was reported on the 19th, a cluster infection rapidly increased to a total of 9 cases on the 20th, causing health authorities to remain on high alert.


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