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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The spread of COVID-19 in Busan is becoming serious.

As of 11 a.m. on the 24th, 18 new confirmed cases were reported in Busan, and one intern employee at the Busan International Finance Center (BIFC) in Munhyeon-dong, Busan, which has more than 4,000 on-site workers, tested positive, putting the entire high-rise building on alert.

Looking at the residential areas of the 18 newly confirmed cases on that day, there was 1 in Dong-gu, 9 in Busanjin-gu, 1 in Nam-gu, 1 in Sasang-gu, 1 in Yeonje-gu, 2 in Haeundae-gu, 2 in Dongnae-gu, and 1 from another city or province, indicating signs that the infection is spreading throughout the city.

According to Busan city health authorities and the Busan International Finance Center on the 24th, one intern employee of Korea Southern Power, located in the 63-story BIFC building, tested positive for COVID-19.

Following the confirmed case, Southern Power started telecommuting for all approximately 350 employees from that day.

The confirmed individual was investigated to have visited various places including a restaurant near Gwangalli in Busan, near BIFC, and cafes in Jeonpo-dong.

Other tenant organizations in the building are also identifying the confirmed person's movement paths and preparing emergency quarantine measures.

Additionally, 11 people who had contact at a Janggu drum club meeting in Choeup-dong, Busanjin-gu with a confirmed case residing in Busan and one person who had contact with a confirmed case from Gyeongnam were newly confirmed with COVID-19 in Busan.

Busanjin-gu reported that these individuals had contact at a Janggu drum club meeting held in a music room of an officetel in Busanjin-gu.

Until the previous day, 636 suspected patient tests had been conducted in Busan, and the total number of people in self-quarantine increased to 3,751.

Busan city implemented strengthened quarantine management measures equivalent to level 1.5 on that day and banned gatherings and demonstrations of more than 100 people.

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