The National Museum of Korea Temporarily Closed from Today... Staff Confirmed with COVID-19

"Currently Under Quarantine and Epidemiological Investigation by the Local Health Center"

On the 16th, as the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) continued in the Seoul and Gyeonggi areas, a closure notice was posted at the National Museum of Korea in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, where a COVID-19 case was confirmed. The National Museum of Korea announced that it would temporarily close due to a confirmed COVID-19 case among its staff on that day. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

The National Museum of Korea will be temporarily closed starting from the 16th due to one staff member testing positive for COVID-19.

According to the National Museum of Korea on the 16th, the staff member left work around 8:15 a.m. the previous day after being informed that their child had tested positive for COVID-19. The staff member subsequently tested positive for COVID-19.

The museum stated, "The staff member is responsible for tasks that do not overlap with visitor routes," and "We have notified ten employees who had close contact with the staff member to undergo COVID-19 testing."

Due to the confirmed COVID-19 case, the final day of the scheduled "Museum Education Festival" on that day was completely canceled. An official said, "We contacted the event participants in advance." They added, "The local health center is currently conducting disinfection and epidemiological investigations," and "The reopening schedule will be announced separately."

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