Gwangju City Reissues Administrative Order for Mandatory Testing at Entertainment Venues and Gwanghwamun Gatherings Until the 26th

Kim Jong-hyo, Deputy Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, is holding an online briefing on the occurrence of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the city hall briefing room on the afternoon of the 24th. Photo by Gwangju Metropolitan City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City will reissue the administrative order mandating COVID-19 diagnostic testing related to entertainment facilities in the Sangmu District and the August 15 Gwanghwamun rally until the 26th.

On the afternoon of the 24th, Kim Jong-hyo, Deputy Mayor of Gwangju, announced this during an online briefing on COVID-19, stating, "Visitors to entertainment facilities in the Sangmu District (August 6?16), Sarang Jeil Church in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul (August 7?13), the rally near Gyeongbokgung Station (August 8), and the Gwanghwamun rally (August 15) must get tested at screening clinics by 6 p.m. on the 26th."

Since the 12th, Gwangju has reported 58 local infections, bringing the total confirmed cases to 282 (240 local infections).

Regarding the Sangmu District entertainment facilities, a total of 4,373 people have been tested, with 27 confirmed positive, 3,955 negative, and 391 still awaiting results.

For the August 15 Gwanghwamun rally, a total of 222 names have been secured and are under investigation; among the 131 tested so far, 8 were confirmed positive, 118 negative, and 5 are pending.

The city has filed complaints against six entertainment pubs in the Sangmu District that violated quarantine rules and the 252nd confirmed patient who gave false statements during the epidemiological investigation.

Regarding the disclosure of movement paths, Deputy Mayor Kim said, "The Central Disease Control Headquarters has repeatedly requested adherence to the principle that 'when all contacts among the confirmed patient's address and movement paths are identified, specific business names should not be disclosed.'” He emphasized, “The reason there are many ○○○ in the movement paths is that quarantine measures were quickly completed and all contacts and users were identified through CCTV and epidemiological investigations, so you can use the facilities with confidence.”

He added, “Rather than vague anxiety, it is a priority to trust and actively cooperate with the quarantine authorities' measures,” and “We will do our best to provide detailed information as quickly as possible within the scope that does not violate quarantine guidelines.”

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