Samsung Electronics Call Center Employee Confirmed COVID-19 Positive, Suspected Workplace Infection
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] An employee of the Samsung Electronics call center located in Jung-gu, Seoul, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).
According to Dongjak-gu on the 20th, a person in their 40s working at the Samsung Electronics call center (Dongjak 102) was confirmed positive for COVID-19 in the afternoon of the previous day and was transferred to a living treatment center. One contact residing in another area is scheduled to undergo testing.
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The Dongjak-gu Public Health Center estimates that patient number 102 was infected through contact with another confirmed case at the workplace. This confirmed patient used public transportation such as taxis and subways while wearing a mask on the 16th and from the 18th to the 19th. On the 17th, it was investigated that the patient stayed at home in Sadang 1-dong all day.
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