[Breaking] Virus Detected on Beds and Microwaves at Cheonan Call Center with 21 Confirmed Cases

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Ju-hyung] The COVID-19 virus was detected inside the Shinhan Life Insurance and Card Call Center in Cheonan, Chungnam, where 21 confirmed COVID-19 cases occurred in a cluster.

Chungnam provincial quarantine authorities collected environmental samples from the office, elevator, and rest facilities to identify the infection route, and the virus was found in two shared facilities.

The locations where the virus was detected are the microwave button and the bed handle in the 7th-floor rest area.

The quarantine authorities believe that employees on the 7th floor were infected with the virus while using the microwave to eat or using the beds.

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