[Breaking] Health Supplement Seminar Sparks Spread Starting from 'Daejeon 293'... 28 Infected

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suwan] As of the morning of the 12th, the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) related to the health food business briefing session in Indong, Dong-gu, Daejeon, has reached 54, with 28 more infections counted from the chain spread starting from Daejeon patient number 293.

According to the quarantine authorities, Daejeon patient number 293 is a woman in her 50s residing in Gayang-dong, Dong-gu, who attended the health food business briefing session held on the 25th of last month.

After attending the briefing, she met with family members of Daejeon patients 311, 312, 313, and 314, as well as patients 333 and 340.

Among them, patient 311 (a man in his 60s from Gayang-dong, Dong-gu) visited a restaurant in Gayang-dong, which rapidly accelerated the spread of COVID-19 within Daejeon.

Starting with the restaurant owner (patient 303), who developed a sore throat on the 3rd of this month shortly after the visit and was confirmed positive on the 8th, 19 more confirmed cases related to this restaurant have been reported.

Among these cases is a female middle school student, and one staff member of the academy she attended was also confirmed positive.

During the chain spread originating from Daejeon patient number 293, patient number 16 in Geumsan, Chungnam (a woman in her 40s from Chubu-myeon, Geumsan-gun) and patient number 10 in Gyeryong (a man in his 40s from Eomsa-myeon, Gyeryong-si) were also infected.

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