Naju City Hall 'Temporary Closure'... Employee Confirmed with COVID-19

[Naju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yuk-bong] Naju City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Kang In-gyu) issued a statement on the 26th regarding a COVID-19 confirmed case among city hall (main office) employees and temporarily closed the city hall.

In the statement released that morning, the city said, "Unfortunately, one of the city hall employees tested positive for COVID-19," and added, "We apologize to the citizens who are striving to overcome the COVID-19 crisis."

According to health authorities, employee A, classified as Jeonnam case number 182, was identified to have had lunch at the same time at a restaurant in Dado-myeon with Songpa case number 356, who visited Naju on the 14th.

A received a negative result from the first COVID-19 test on the 17th but developed cold symptoms including fever afterward, underwent a second test on the 24th, and was confirmed positive that morning.

The city temporarily closed the city hall on the same day and ordered self-quarantine for 118 employees from A’s department and six other departments in the same building (Job Economy Division, Energy New Industry Division, Safety Disaster Division, Livestock Division, Culture and Arts Division, Innovation City Education Division).

Additionally, tests were conducted on about 700 employees of the main office to identify any further confirmed cases.

The city plans to disclose the movement path of Jeonnam case number 182 via disaster text messages and the city hall website as soon as it is identified.

A Naju city official said, "We will do our best to minimize administrative gaps caused by the temporary closure of city hall," and added, "Until further notice, visits to city hall are prohibited, and urgent matters should be handled via phone or online."

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