[Breaking News] Changwon City Demands 300 Million Won in Compensation from Confirmed Patient Denying Attendance at Gwanghwamun Rally

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suwan] Changwon City in Gyeongnam Province is filing a civil lawsuit demanding 300 million KRW in medical and testing expenses from a woman in her 40s, Ms. A, who denied attending the Gwanghwamun rally and caused herself and her contacts to contract COVID-19.

Ms. A was on the second list of Gwanghwamun rally attendees notified to Changwon City by the Central Disease Control Headquarters on the 26th, but she refused testing, claiming she had not attended. She was belatedly confirmed positive on the 27th.

Subsequently, Ms. A’s college-aged son and high school-aged daughter were also confirmed positive.

Ms. A worked at a convenience store located in the dormitory building of Doosan Machine Tools. Five people, including the convenience store shift worker, Doosan Machine Tools employees who had contact with Ms. A at the store, and colleagues who had contact with the confirmed Doosan employees, were confirmed positive.

As a result, more than 2,000 citizens, including students and staff of Sinwol High School, Doosan Machine Tools employees, and subcontractor employees, had to undergo COVID-19 testing.

Changwon City emphasized that the total cost of hospitalization, treatment, testing, and disinfection for the seven people infected by Ms. A amounts to 300 million KRW.

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