Kia Motors Gwangju Plant Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19... Epidemiological Investigation Underway
Three More Including Gwangju Case 676 Family Test Positive
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] An employee at Kia Motors Gwangju Plant tested positive for COVID-19, prompting an emergency response from health authorities.
According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 29th, three new COVID-19 cases were confirmed that day. All were linked to case number 676, an employee at a large supermarket.
Case number 684, a resident of Nongsong-dong, Seo-gu, is a family member of case 676. The infection route of case 676 is currently unknown.
Case 685 is a resident of Unnam-dong, Gwangsan-gu, and case 686, who lives in Sinyong-dong, Buk-gu, is known to be a production worker at Kia Motors Gwangju Plant.
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Health authorities plan to investigate the movements of case 686 to identify contacts and determine the scope of the investigation.
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