18 Confirmed Cases in Yeungnam University Gugak Class After Five Days... Concentrated Outbreak in Gyeongju

After November 27 Seoul instructor class, 2 infected in Gyeongsan, 16 in Gyeongju
In Gimcheon, 20 confirmed cases related to PC bang emerged over 12 days
As of 0:00 on the 2nd, cumulative confirmed cases in Gyeongbuk region totaled 1,678

The photo shows citizens waiting to get tested for COVID-19 at the screening clinic of Seoul Medical Center on December 1. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 related to a lecture by a Seoul instructor from Yeungnam University in Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk, have been added. One more infection case related to a PC bang in Gimcheon and a family kimchi-making gathering in Mungyeong was also reported.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 2nd, as of midnight, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the region increased by 5 (4 domestic, 1 overseas) from the previous day, totaling 1,678.

Among the 4 community cases, in Gyeongju, 2 people who had contact with a confirmed case related to the Yeungnam University Gugak class in Gyeongsan developed symptoms during self-quarantine and tested positive. As a result, the number of confirmed cases related to Yeungnam University has increased to 18 since the 27th of last month.

One new confirmed case in Gimcheon was tested and confirmed positive while under self-quarantine after contact with a confirmed case related to a PC bang that first occurred on the 19th of last month. This brings the total number of infections linked to the Gimcheon PC bang cluster to 20 in Gimcheon alone.

In Mungyeong, after a woman in her 70s and her grandson in his 20s were confirmed positive while making family kimchi on the 17th of last month, one family member tested positive in a test before the self-quarantine release on the 1st.

One imported case was confirmed positive at the Gumi Public Health Center screening clinic after arriving at Incheon Airport from Europe on the 29th of last month.

Kim Jin-hyun, Director of Welfare and Health Bureau of Gyeongbuk Province, appealed, "On the 3rd, for all examinees to take the College Scholastic Ability Test in a safe environment, we ask residents to thoroughly practice social distancing and comply with basic quarantine rules."

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