Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office Witness Visiting on the 2nd Tests Positive for COVID-19... Contacts Self-Quarantined and Emergency Disinfection Conducted

Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, Seocho-dong, Seoul.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin] It was reported on the 8th that a witness who recently visited the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office to undertake emergency disinfection measures.

According to the prosecution, it was notified to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on the same day that a witness who visited the criminal division prosecutor's office on the 2nd tested positive for COVID-19 on the 6th, two days later.

Accordingly, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office immediately instructed the witness and three first-degree contacts (a prosecutor, an investigator, and a clerk) to return home, self-quarantine, and undergo COVID-19 testing, while conducting emergency disinfection of related areas including the 4th floor of the building visited by the witness.

A representative of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office stated, "Although the time the witness visited does not fall within the close contact range according to quarantine authorities' standards (up to 3 days before the confirmed date), we took action as a proactive preventive measure," adding, "We will review any additional necessary measures depending on future COVID-19 test results."

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