Changwon Family Restaurant Nth Infection Spreads Widely... 21 Confirmed Cases Due to Rapid Transmission

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jucheol In] Efforts are focused on containing the spread of secondary infections following a cluster infection involving five family members residing in Changwon, Gyeongnam.

On the 6th, during a COVID-19 response briefing, Gyeongnam Province announced that six people were confirmed positive since the previous evening, including a man in his 60s (Gyeongnam case 337), a woman in her 50s (338), another man in his 60s (339), a woman in her 80s (340), a young girl (341), and a man in his 50s (342), all residing in Changwon.

As a result, the total number of confirmed cases linked to the Changwon family cluster has risen to 21.

These confirmed cases were either infected by the 50-year-old father (case 322) within the Changwon family or had contact with family members who tested positive, including cases 327, 331, and 335.

The couple cases 337 and 338 were confirmed after attending a gathering with the couple cases 327 and 331 at a restaurant in downtown Changwon on the 29th of last month.

Case 339 exercised and dined together with case 331 on the 30th of last month. Case 340 is the mother of case 335, who was confirmed the previous day, and case 341 is the granddaughter of case 335.

Case 342 had a meal with case 322 at a buffet in a wedding hall in downtown Changwon on the 25th of last month.

The six additional confirmed cases currently show no particular symptoms. Health authorities are tracing the movements of those infected in this secondary transmission.

Shin Jong-woo, Director of the Provincial Welfare and Health Bureau, stated, "Today's confirmed cases were also infected during gatherings with family and acquaintances," adding, "Wearing masks is the easiest and most reliable way to consider those close to you who could be harmed because of you. Please try to reduce gatherings involving meals and make mask-wearing a habit."

The cumulative number of confirmed cases in the province has increased to 339. Among them, 299 have fully recovered and been discharged, and 40 are currently hospitalized.

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