Concerns Over COVID-19 Spread from Daejeon Club and Sauna

Medical staff at a screening clinic are guiding the COVID-19 diagnostic testing procedure. The photo is unrelated to the article. Source=Yonhap News

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] In Daejeon, the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) is increasing through badminton clubs and public sauna facilities, causing concern among quarantine authorities. The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute located in Daejeon temporarily closed due to confirmed cases.

According to Daejeon City on the 25th, one member of a local badminton club and one user of a public sauna facility were added to the list of confirmed cases the previous day.

These confirmed cases are examples of secondary infections at the club and sauna, respectively, and the city and quarantine authorities are considering the possibility of 'n-th generation infections' occurring within the region.

The city identified that the badminton club mainly operated at Indong Sports Center, where 97 members participated alongside the confirmed cases. As a result of diagnostic testing conducted on these members, 61 tested negative, and testing is currently ongoing for the remaining individuals.

The possibility of local spread through users of public facilities in Daejeon is also increasing. Recently, three confirmed cases emerged consecutively at the same sauna facility.

Additionally, in Daejeon, the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute in the Daedeok Research and Development Special Zone temporarily closed due to confirmed cases among employees. Employee A of the Atomic Energy Research Institute, who tested positive, is identified as the spouse of a woman who was confirmed positive on the 20th after returning from overseas. After testing positive for COVID-19 on the 24th, A was transferred to Sejong Chungnam National University Hospital for isolation and treatment.

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