20 Vietnamese Students Confirmed in Bulk at Boryeong Aju Automobile College Dormitory (Update)

Citizens waiting to be tested at a temporary screening clinic set up at Seoul Station Plaza on the 15th./Photo by Jin-Hyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Juhee] On the 16th, 20 foreign students in Boryeong-si, Chungnam were confirmed positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

According to Boryeong-si, 20 Vietnamese students (Boryeong Nos. 36 to 55) living in the dormitory of Aju Automobile College tested positive for COVID-19 on that day.

After Vietnamese student A (Boryeong No. 35) was confirmed positive on the 14th, the city conducted COVID-19 tests on 162 people, including 67 foreign students, 131 dormitory residents, and 31 faculty and staff members.

The nationalities of the tested foreign students were 59 Vietnamese, 7 Uzbekistani, and 1 Thai. The city also announced that tests for the remaining approximately 300 dormitory residents would be conducted on the same day.

Health authorities are investigating the infection routes, movements, and contacts of the confirmed cases.

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