19 Confirmed Cases at Cheonan Call Center... Possibility of Additional Infections (Update)

Medical staff at a public health center's screening clinic are assisting citizens in filling out the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) questionnaire. Source=Yonhap News

[Asia Economy (Cheonan) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Nineteen employees at a call center located in Cheonan, Chungnam, were collectively infected with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

According to Chungnam Province and Cheonan City on the 5th, these confirmed cases are presumed to have been infected through contact with Cheonan patient number 291 (female in her 40s), who was previously confirmed positive.

In total, 20 employees working in the same space have been consecutively infected.

Most of the 19 newly confirmed cases are women in their 30s to 50s. It is reported that around 80 employees usually work at the call center.

Health authorities are keeping the possibility of additional confirmed cases open and are conducting epidemiological investigations focusing on the confirmed patients' families and acquaintances.

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