Gyeongbuk Mungyeong City Sports Council Staff 'Confirmed Positive'... Folk Ssireum League Mungyeong Jangsa Tournament Postponed

On October 20th, at the Ansan Olympic Gymnasium in Gyeonggi Province, Jeongeup City Hall's Kim Ki-hwan (right) competed against Yeongwol County Office's Nam Seong-yoon in the men's team event of the Withus Pharmaceutical 2020 Folk Ssireum League 2nd Ansan Kim Hong-do Jangsa Ssireum Tournament.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] On the 7th, a confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Mungyeong-si, Gyeongbuk Province was identified as an employee of the Mungyeong City Sports Council.

The employee's positive diagnosis came from diagnostic tests conducted on Sports Council staff related to the '2020 Folk Ssireum League Mungyeong Champion Tournament' scheduled to open on the 10th. Accordingly, Mungyeong City postponed the tournament to the 25th, two weeks later.

On the 8th, A, a resident of Mungyeong, tested positive for COVID-19 the previous day and was transferred to Dongguk University Gyeongju Hospital. All executives and employees who worked with A tested negative on the morning of the 8th and entered self-quarantine.

A was confirmed positive during the diagnostic testing process related to the 3rd and 4th rounds of the 'Folk Ssireum League' Mungyeong Champion Ssireum Tournament held in Mungyeong for six days starting from the 10th. It was confirmed that he used the Mungyeong City Sports Council office and restaurants in the Mungyeong area from the 3rd to the 5th.

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