NongHyup Gyeongsan Hayang Branch 'Closed' Due to Branch Manager's Positive COVID-19 Test... All Employees Test Negative

On October 29, medical staff at the COVID-19 screening clinic of Gangnam-gu Public Health Center in Seoul are assisting citizens in filling out questionnaires. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] The NH Nonghyup Hayang Branch in Hayang-eup, Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongbuk, was temporarily closed due to the branch manager testing positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

According to quarantine authorities on the 2nd, NH Nonghyup Hayang Branch Manager A (53, Suseong-gu, Daegu) was confirmed positive for COVID-19 on October 31. Accordingly, Nonghyup ordered the closure of the Hayang branch on the same day.

About 10 employees at the branch all tested negative in COVID-19 diagnostic tests. Earlier, the branch manager's wife tested positive on October 30 along with one child after coming into contact with a member of the Daegu Jesus Center Church, where a cluster of cases recently occurred.

The quarantine authorities identified that A's wife attended a church in Suseong-gu and conducted comprehensive testing at that church.

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