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Jung Eun-kyung, Head of the Central Disease Control Headquarters

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dae-yeol] Jung Eun-kyung, head of the Central Disease Control Headquarters, expressed gratitude for the fact that although a child attending a kindergarten in Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, contracted the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), there was no additional transmission within the facility. This was thanks to all the children at the kindergarten wearing masks properly and maintaining social distancing, and Jung praised this as a lesson for the entire society.

At the end of the briefing that day, Jung mentioned the Gyeongsan kindergarten case, saying, "The infected child also wore a mask thoroughly and properly, and mask-wearing and compliance with quarantine rules within the kindergarten were strictly observed, so no additional transmission has occurred among the students and staff yet."

This case became known when a woman residing in Changwon, presumed to have been infected after attending a rally in downtown Seoul, stayed at her son's house in Gyeongsan and infected her grandchild. Concerns about further infections at the kindergarten the child attended arose, leading all students and teachers to undergo diagnostic testing, but all tested negative.

Jung said, "Since the self-quarantine period still remains, further observation is necessary, but I would like to thank the staff of Gyeongsan Central Kindergarten." She added, "It is said that at this kindergarten, children were regularly explained that wearing masks, even if uncomfortable, is not something to endure but a promise we must keep." She further noted, "I quoted this because I believe it is a message we all need to remember together in the prolonged COVID-19 crisis."

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