Daegu 'Dongchunghacho-origin' Infection Continues for 3 Weeks... 30s Confirmed After Contact with Attendees

21 Confirmed Cases in Daegu Region Related to Dongchunghacho Business Briefing
Cumulative Confirmed Cases in Daegu Reach 7,118 as of Midnight on the 17th

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Two new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) have been reported in Daegu. Among them, a man in his 30s was found to have come into contact with an octogenarian who attended the 'Dongchunghacho Business Briefing' where a cluster infection occurred, raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases related to this briefing in the Daegu area to 21.

According to health authorities on the 17th, as of midnight, the cumulative number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Daegu increased by 2 from the previous day to 7,118.

A man in his 30s living in Dalseong-gun was notified of a positive test result on the 16th after being tested before the end of his self-quarantine, following contact with an octogenarian who was confirmed positive on the 3rd. The octogenarian who acted as the infection vector for this man attended the Dongchunghacho business briefing held in Buk-gu, Daegu on the 29th of last month.

Thus, the number of confirmed cases related to the Dongchunghacho briefing in Daegu has increased to 21. At that time, among the 27 attendees who gathered from across the country, 26 except for one were consecutively confirmed positive, making it a typical case of infection in a closed, crowded, and close-contact environment.

A man in his 70s living in Dalseo-gu was classified as a contact of a confirmed case (a man in his 70s from Dong-gu, infection source under investigation) who tested positive on the 15th, and was confirmed positive after undergoing testing.

Meanwhile, amid ongoing small-scale local infections, it has been identified that a man in his 60s from Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, who tested positive on the 15th, visited cafes and other places in Daegu frequented by unspecified many people, causing Daegu city to be deeply concerned about the epidemiological investigation. This man, who was confirmed positive after contact with an attendee of the Chilgok wild ginseng (Jangnoesam) briefing, violated 'self-quarantine' measures and was found to have roamed not only the Gyeongsan area but also throughout Daegu city.

Daegu city, through an emergency disaster message, is advising citizens who stayed at 'Byeoljari Cafe' on Songra-ro, Dong-gu from 2 to 6 p.m. on the 8th, and on the 2nd floor of 'McDonald's Daegu Gyodae DT Branch' on Jungang-daero, Nam-gu from 2:27 to 4:06 p.m. on the 12th, to get tested for COVID-19.

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