Seoul Gangnam Post Office Delivery Worker and Family of Four in Segok-dong Confirmed with COVID-19

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] On the 14th, six new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Gangnam-gu.

This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 237.

First, two residents of Daechi-dong tested positive at the Gangnam-gu Public Health Center on the same day, and one resident of Segok-dong, after contact with a confirmed case from another region, tested positive at the Songpa-gu Public Health Center and was transferred to the Gangnam-gu Public Health Center.

Additionally, three residents of Segok-dong who tested positive at the Gangnam-gu Public Health Center on the same day were confirmed to be family members of a postal worker affiliated with the Seoul Gangnam Post Office who had previously tested positive.

Gangnam-gu confirmed that one of them is a child attending the Seoul Daewang Elementary School-affiliated kindergarten in Segok-dong, and all 34 individuals, including 20 children and 14 teachers who had contact in the emergency care classroom, were subjected to specimen testing and placed under self-quarantine.

Furthermore, 73 coworkers who worked with the postal worker on parcel sorting and other tasks were placed under self-quarantine, and 68 others were placed under passive monitoring. Fortunately, detailed epidemiological investigations confirmed that there was no contact with customers who visited the post office.

Jung Soon-gyun, the district mayor, urged, "Although social distancing in the metropolitan area has been lowered to level 2 starting today, please keep in mind that you and your family can be infected at any time, and strictly follow the quarantine guidelines."

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