2 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Related to 'Dongchunghacho Briefing' in Sangju and Goryeong, Gyeongbuk

Spread of COVID-19 n-th infections related to Daegu health food business briefing
Additional infections feared among users of Korean buffet run by confirmed couple at the venue

The scene of the Dongchunghacho business briefing hall on Chilseongnam-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu, where a COVID-19 cluster infection occurred. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] It has been confirmed that two people in Goryeong and Sangju, Gyeongbuk, were infected after coming into contact with COVID-19 confirmed cases related to the Dongchunghacho business briefing held in Daegu.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 6th, a man in his 60s living in Sangju tested positive at the Sangju Public Health Center on the 5th following his wife’s confirmed diagnosis after attending the Dongchunghacho briefing. This man tested negative in the first test on the 3rd but was confirmed positive after retesting due to symptoms of fever and chills.

A man in his 20s residing in Goryeong visited a local hospital with cold symptoms and tested positive for COVID-19 on the 5th. Epidemiological investigation revealed that this man visited 'Manna Korean Buffet' in Dalseong-gun, Daegu, which is effectively operated by a couple who were confirmed positive after attending the Dongchunghacho business briefing, together with his family on the 1st.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk area was recorded at 1,433 as of midnight on the 6th, an increase of two from the previous day.

Meanwhile, health authorities have been advising through disaster text messages that those who used Manna Korean Buffet in Nongong-eup, Dalseong-gun, between the 31st of last month and the 1st of this month should immediately get tested for COVID-19 at their local public health centers.

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