Chilgok-gun Jangnoesam Business Briefing 50s Woman 'Confirmed'... Daegu 'Dongchunghacho' Repeat Risk

Gyeongbuk Province Sends Text Messages Encouraging COVID-19 Testing to All 28 Attendees

On September 11, medical staff were working at the Safe Clinic at Severance Hospital in Sinchon, Seoul. On the same day, four additional COVID-19 cases were confirmed at Severance Hospital Rehabilitation Hospital.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] A woman in her 50s residing in Gyeongju tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) after attending a Jangnoesam business briefing held in Chilgok-gun, Gyeongbuk. Health authorities are on high alert due to concerns of a recurrence of a cluster infection caused by the closed, close-contact, and crowded conditions at the Daegu 'Dongchunghacho business briefing.'

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 11th, citizen A from Gyeongju underwent a COVID-19 test the day before and received a positive result on the same day. She attended the Jangnoesam business briefing held at Pyeongsan Academy in Chilgok-gun on the 2nd and was found to have come into contact with a confirmed case from Seoul.

A is reported to have shown cold symptoms starting from the 5th. The Seoul confirmed case who attended the briefing was diagnosed positive on the 8th. It is unclear who spread the COVID-19 droplets. Health authorities have identified that a total of 28 people attended the briefing and are focusing on epidemiological investigations, including immediately notifying them to get tested.

A health official said, "We are verifying each contact based on the briefing attendance list and notifying the respective local governments," urging those who attended the Jangnoesam business briefing between 2 PM and 6 PM on the 2nd to get tested.

Previously, on the 29th of last month in Daegu, 26 out of 27 attendees at a 'Dongchunghacho' sales meeting tested positive, leading to secondary infections nationwide.

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