36 Cumulative COVID-19 Cases from Cheonan Call Center... Additional Cases at Restaurant Visited by Employees

Citizens who visited the screening clinic are waiting to get tested. The photo is unrelated to the article. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy (Cheonan) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The mass infection incident that occurred at a call center in Cheonan is spreading to the local community.

According to Cheonan City on the 10th, three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in the area that morning.

Among the confirmed cases was a person in their 50s (Cheonan 351) who had been classified as a contact of a call center employee (Cheonan 311) and was under self-quarantine.

On the same day, a teenager (Cheonan 352) living in Buldang-dong also tested positive. This confirmed case is presumed to have been infected through their mother (in her 40s, Cheonan 348), who was diagnosed the day before.

In particular, Cheonan 348, confirmed the previous day, is reported to have visited a restaurant frequented by the Cheonan call center employee, raising concerns about the spread of 'n-th generation infections' within the region.

As of 11 a.m. on the 10th, the city has identified a total of 36 local infections related to the Cheonan call center.

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