Incheon Metropolitan City Screening Clinic. / Photo by Yonhap News

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Seul-gi] Four workers at entertainment establishments in Incheon who came into contact with a police officer from the Incheon Coast Guard, who tested positive for COVID-19, have been confirmed positive.


According to Incheon City, Yeonsu District, and the Incheon Coast Guard on the 23rd, four entertainment establishment workers, including A (44, female) residing in Yeonsu District, tested positive for COVID-19.


The city reported that these individuals were found to have come into contact at an entertainment establishment with two men, including B (49, male) from the Incheon Coast Guard, who tested positive on the 20th and 21st.


They underwent COVID-19 testing the previous day. B is known to have visited an entertainment establishment with a shipping company official. B took sick leave on the 17th due to cold and flu symptoms and stayed at home, then was tested at Yeonsu District Public Health Center on the 19th.


The Incheon Coast Guard temporarily closed the patrol vessel where B had worked. Subsequently, COVID-19 tests were conducted on close contacts who worked with him.


In addition to the four entertainment establishment workers including A, two more people tested positive for COVID-19. C (51, male), residing in Bupyeong District, was identified as a homeroom teacher for a second-year high school class in Yeonsu District, Incheon.


The other individual is in their 30s, residing in Michuhol District, classified as a visitor to a location visited by a confirmed COVID-19 case, and was tested the previous day.



Meanwhile, health authorities confirmed that C attended school from the 18th to the 20th and have suspended in-person classes. Testing is being conducted on 178 first- and second-year students and 14 staff members.


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