Seoul City Hall Followed by Gangdong and Yeongdeungpo District Office Employees Testing Positive for COVID-19, Seoul City on 'Emergency'

Seoul City Hall Urban Space Improvement Team member Lee tested positive for COVID-19 on the 19th of last month, followed by Gangdong District Office staff on the 30th and Yeongdeungpo District Office staff on the 1st, leading to building closures... Seoul city public service community on alert

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Following the closure of the entire new city hall after a Seoul City Hall official tested positive for COVID-19 on the 19th of last month, employees at Gangdong District Office and Yeongdeungpo District Office have also tested positive, putting the Seoul municipal workforce on high alert.

According to Seoul City and the autonomous districts on the 2nd, a staff member of the Flood Control Division at Yeongdeungpo District Office tested positive for COVID-19 the previous day, leading to the closure of the 5th floor of the district office building and the commencement of disinfection procedures.

Accordingly, all employees on the same floor began working from home on the 2nd.

Prior to this, an employee at Gangdong District Office was confirmed positive on the 30th of last month and was transferred to a hospital.

Fortunately, it is reported that all other employees in the same department tested negative.

An employee at Gangdong District Office stated, "Recently, COVID-19 cases have been difficult to trace, causing high tension among district office staff."

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