Three Church Clusters and 'Call Center' Outbreak... Daegu Reports 20 New COVID-19 Cases
As of 0:00 on the 19th, the cumulative confirmed cases in Daegu area total 7,472
Following 4 cases the previous day, 6 more confirmed at LINA Life Insurance call center
On the 18th, with 1,062 new COVID-19 cases reported, citizens lined up in a long queue at a temporary screening clinic set up at Seoul Plaza in Jung-gu, Seoul, to receive diagnostic tests. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@
View original image[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] The n-th wave of new coronavirus infections (COVID-19) originating from churches in Daegu is not subsiding. Moreover, with confirmed cases emerging for two consecutive days at a downtown insurance company call center, concerns are rising about the possibility of a large-scale cluster infection.
According to Daegu City on the 19th, as of midnight that day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Daegu area was 7,472 (including 103 imported cases), an increase of 20 from the previous day.
Among the 20 new confirmed cases, 5 are n-th wave infections related to churches. One person connected to Yeongsin Church in Dalseong-gun tested positive after developing symptoms during self-quarantine. Additionally, three people related to Saevision Church in Jung-gu and one person related to Shinil Church in Nam-gu tested positive during contact tracing tests.
At the Lina Life Insurance call center located in Jung-gu, which is showing signs of a 'cluster outbreak,' six people tested positive during a full-scale investigation on the 18th, following four confirmed cases the previous day.
Besides these, five people tested positive after being classified as contacts of previously confirmed cases, and another four tested positive after visiting screening clinics with symptoms such as fever.
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A Daegu city official stated, "To proactively respond to high-risk facilities such as psychiatric hospitals, nursing hospitals, and nursing homes, we plan to strengthen the testing frequency from once a month to once a week starting on the 21st for about 23,000 employees commuting to 93 locations."
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