[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] On the 16th, Gwangju City announced that Mr. A, a man in his 40s living in Juwol-dong, Nam-gu, was confirmed as the 228th COVID-19 case in Gwangju on the afternoon of the 15th.


Mr. A was a contact of the 219th confirmed case in Gwangju, who is believed by health authorities to have been infected through air conditioning airflow at the Starbucks Yadang Station branch in Paju, Gyeonggi-do.



In Gwangju, seven additional confirmed cases were reported in one day among contacts of visitors to the Starbucks Yadang Station branch in Paju, Gyeonggi-do. This has raised concerns that the COVID-19 resurgence may be becoming a reality.


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