One Employee at Sejong Ministry of the Interior and Safety Annex Tests Positive for COVID-19

Ministry of the Interior and Safety Implements Emergency Quarantine Measures

[Asia Economy Reporter Yu Je-hoon] One employee working at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety annex in Sejong City has tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 25th that it has implemented emergency quarantine measures following the confirmation on the 24th that one employee working on the 8th floor of the Ministry's first annex in Eojin-dong, Sejong City (KT&G Building, 4th to 8th floors) tested positive for COVID-19.

According to the Ministry, the employee underwent testing immediately after their spouse, who voluntarily took a COVID-19 test on the 23rd, was confirmed positive the day before. The employee was confirmed positive on the same day. The employee had been commuting to work until the 23rd and worked from home the previous day.

The Ministry's first annex houses most regional and administrative organizations except for the Disaster and Safety Management Headquarters located in the main building. There are approximately 1,100 employees in total, with about 250 working on the 8th floor where the confirmed case was found.

Following the confirmed case, the Ministry has mandated COVID-19 testing for all employees working on the 8th floor of the first annex and has recommended testing for the remaining staff as well.

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