[Breaking News] Dongchunghacho Seminar Spreads from Daegu to Chungbuk... Confirmed Cases Surge

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] The cluster infection of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from the Dongchunghacho business briefing in Daegu is spreading to the Chungbuk region.

According to Chungbuk Province on the 4th, Mr. C (in his 60s) from Sangdang-gu, Cheongju, was notified as a contact of the Dongchunghacho business briefing in Buk-gu, Daegu, where 15 confirmed cases occurred in a cluster, and tested positive after undergoing diagnostic testing.

He stated that he attended the Dongchunghacho business briefing on the 29th of last month and had a cough symptom starting from the 2nd of this month.

Meanwhile, three people in their 50s to 60s from Gumi, Gyeongsan, and Sangju who attended the Dongchunghacho briefing held in the basement level 1 of Dongwoo Building in Chilseong-dong, Buk-gu, Daegu on the 29th of last month tested positive for COVID-19. Also, the 30-year-old son of a man in his 60s from Gumi tested positive after being notified of his father's confirmed case and undergoing specimen testing.

A quarantine official stated, "It has been confirmed that the attendees at the business briefing stayed together for a long time in a poorly ventilated enclosed underground space and shared food and other items," and urged, "Those who attended the briefing or stayed in the area at that time must visit a screening clinic and receive testing guidance."

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