Daejeon, Cluster Infection Confirmed Related to 'Health Food Business' in Epidemiological Investigation Report

Source=Yonhap News

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The city of Daejeon has confirmed that a cluster infection occurred through a local health food business briefing session.

According to the city on the 7th, a total of 14 confirmed cases are related to the health food business briefing held at an office in Indong, Dong-gu, last month on the 25th. This number includes 7 confirmed cases who were directly infected after attending the briefing and 7 additional confirmed cases who were infected through subsequent 'n-th generation infections' after contact with them.

In particular, the city secured statements that confirmed case No. 225 from Gangseo-gu and confirmed cases No. 256 and No. 260 from Daejeon, related to the Wellbeing Sauna in Sajung-dong, Jung-gu, Daejeon, were present at the site on the day of the briefing. The city is currently reviewing CCTV footage installed at the location.

Meanwhile, false statements by confirmed cases were also uncovered. Confirmed case No. 225 from Gangseo-gu stated that they stayed in Daejeon for about one hour on the day of the briefing, but epidemiological investigation results confirmed that this case stayed in Daejeon for nine hours, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Accordingly, the city is considering filing charges for obstruction of epidemiological investigation against confirmed case No. 225 from Gangseo-gu for making false statements.

Confirmed case No. 256 from Daejeon also initially did not disclose visiting the business briefing. The city judged that this confirmed case’s failure to actively disclose their movement path delayed the epidemiological investigation and plans to take legal action for obstruction of epidemiological investigation.

Additionally, the city plans to request a police investigation into the representative of the health food office that held the business briefing (confirmed case No. 287 from Daejeon) on charges of operating an unregistered door-to-door sales business.

A city official stated, “We express serious concern over the fact that cluster infections continue to occur through door-to-door sales businesses up until last month, following June,” and emphasized, “The city will hold strictly accountable any form of door-to-door sales activities that violate quarantine guidelines.”

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