COVID-19 Case Confirmed in Pangyo... IT Companies Experience Early Dismissal Commotion

[Asia Economy Reporter Buaeri] In Pangyo Techno Valley, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, where IT companies are concentrated, a confirmed case of COVID-19 has occurred, leading some companies such as NCSoft and Samsung SDS to send their employees home.

According to related industries on the 7th, a Samsung Medison employee tested positive for COVID-19 that morning, resulting in the closure of Alpharium Tower 2 in Pangyo where the employee worked. A Samsung Medison official stated, "The building was closed according to government safety guidelines, and all Samsung Medison employees had left by the morning."

With the closure of Alpharium Tower 2, NCSoft sent some employees working in the nearby Alpharium Tower 1 home. Currently, NCSoft employees are working scattered across three buildings: the Pangyo R&D Center, Pangyo Mirae Asset Center, and Alpharium Tower. An NCSoft representative explained, "Although the buildings are different, this decision was made for safety."

Samsung SDS employees at the Pangyo campus, who share the cafeteria with Samsung Medison employees, were also sent home that day. There is a Samsung in-house cafeteria in Tower 2 where the confirmed case worked, and Samsung SDS employees have also been using this cafeteria. The Samsung SDS Pangyo campus is located in Alpharium Tower 1, the adjacent building to Samsung Medison, and about 500 employees work there.

IT companies, which had been working remotely for a long period due to the impact of COVID-19, are showing signs of tension as confirmed cases have reappeared shortly after returning to normal work routines. These companies plan to decide on the resumption of normal attendance after epidemiological investigations.

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