Yeosu City, All 305 Tested Negative for COVID-19 Related to Gwangju Case No. 517

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Yeosu City announced on the 9th that as of the 8th, 305 people had undergone diagnostic testing related to three contacts of Gwangju case number 517, who was confirmed positive for COVID-19 on the 7th, and all results were negative.

Yeosu cases number 14, 15, and 16 are contacts of Gwangju case 517 (two family members and one coworker).

According to the city, 61 family members and contacts related to these three confirmed cases have been placed under self-quarantine.

Complete testing has been conducted for all former students of Najin Elementary School and festival participants, and the school has switched to online classes for two weeks.

The related middle school has moved all grades to remote learning for two days, while the related high school will conduct remote classes for grades 1 and 2 for three days, with grade 3 attending regular classes.

The daycare center attended by the confirmed cases’ children has been closed for one week, and disinfection measures have been completed at eight locations including Najin Elementary School and Lotte Mart, which the confirmed cases visited.

Mayor Kwon Oh-bong held an emergency video briefing on the morning of the 8th following the first local COVID-19 infection in Yeosu City, announcing the infection and movement routes of the confirmed cases.

Excluding overseas infections, all three cases are part of community transmission centered around a Gwangju confirmed case number 517, a bank employee in Suncheon, Jeollanam-do.

In particular, Yeosu case number 14, an instructor at Najin Elementary School, attended both in-school lectures and a festival, prompting COVID-19 testing for all students.

A city official requested, “We ask for active participation and cooperation in following quarantine rules such as wearing masks,” adding, “Only prompt diagnostic testing can prevent further infections and protect your beloved family and neighbors, so please get tested at the nearest screening clinic if you have any suspicious symptoms.”

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