Hid Movement, Paid 200 Million Won in Compensation... Songpa-gu Case No. 60 'Distraught Family'

Seoul City Produces Video on 'Songpa 60' Confirmed Case Who Hid Movement Routes
Do Not Attend Unauthorized Door-to-Door Sales or Illegal Facility Gatherings
Confirmed Cases Face Claims and Prosecution for False Movement Statements

Seoul City produced a promotional video titled "Distracted Family," which reconstructs the story of a confirmed case's family, urging active cooperation in COVID-19 testing and epidemiological investigations. Photo by Seoul City YouTube capture.

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Seung-gon, Intern Reporter Kim Bong-ju] Seoul City is drawing attention after releasing a promotional video titled "Nuknagan Gajok" (Distraught Family), which reconstructs the story of a confirmed COVID-19 patient’s family, urging active cooperation in COVID-19 testing and epidemiological investigations.

The "Nuknagan Gajok" video, posted on YouTube by Seoul City on the 15th, runs for 3 minutes and 16 seconds. It tells the story of the 60th confirmed patient in Songpa-gu (female, in her 50s), who concealed her movements after testing positive for COVID-19, including visits to a door-to-door sales facility, Gwangju, and Jeju Island. She later drew attention after Gwangju Metropolitan City filed a claim for 220 million KRW in compensation. The video is based on a true story.

In the video, a middle-aged man plays the role of the confirmed patient instead of the actual woman in her 50s. It shows the patient’s wife, daughter, and son-in-law scolding the father for hiding his movements and lying to the quarantine authorities, as well as worrying about how to raise the 220 million KRW compensation.

When the daughter asks, "Didn’t you know that multi-level marketing was illegal?" the man replies, "I didn’t know. It’s not boring there. We even sing cheerfully." When the wife nags, "You took off your mask and sang while spitting, gathering in an unlicensed enclosed space..." he responds, "It’s a miracle I didn’t die."

The daughter and wife scold him, saying, "How are you going to pay the 200 million KRW compensation? Why did you hide your movements? Why didn’t you tell us you went to Gwangju and Jeju?" but the man says, "People tend to shrink back somehow..."

Seoul City produced a promotional video titled "The Distracted Family," which reconstructs the story of a confirmed case's family, urging active cooperation in COVID-19 testing and epidemiological investigations. Photo by Seoul City YouTube capture.

The son-in-law criticizes the man, saying, "Because of you, my wife’s workplace, my workplace, people in Gwangju and Jeju, kindergarten children, their families, and teachers?thousands of people have been devastated." The man says, "I said I have dementia and don’t remember."

Faced with family scolding about being reported for obstructing epidemiological investigations and the 200 million KRW compensation claim, the man finally says, "Let’s put the house up for sale (to raise the compensation)."

At the end of the video, Seoul City states, "As of July 20, there are 488 confirmed cases linked to door-to-door sales, of which 358 are elderly aged 50 or older. Among 17,000 multi-level marketing door-to-door sales companies as of 2019, only 140 are officially registered; the rest are illegal." It adds, "If a COVID-19 patient lies about their movements, they will be reported, and claims for treatment costs, quarantine expenses, and self-isolation will be filed."

Previously, the 60th confirmed patient in Songpa tested positive for COVID-19 on the 15th of last month but visited Gwangju and Jeju and concealed these visits. As a result, many people who met with the 60th patient were infected. Because the patient did not disclose their movements, Gwangju City experienced significant confusion during the epidemiological investigation. Gwangju City filed a claim for 220 million KRW in compensation, citing enormous administrative costs caused by the 60th patient in Songpa.

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