4 Firefighters Confirmed Positive in Okcheon and Cheongju... Okcheon Rescue Team Office 'Closed'

On the 29th, when the number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 increased again to over 1,000 after three days, medical staff encouraged each other at the temporary screening clinic at Seoul Station in Jung-gu, Seoul. The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that 1,046 new domestic cases were reported as of midnight that day. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Hyun-seok] Four firefighters in Okcheon and Cheongju, Chungbuk, were consecutively diagnosed with COVID-19.

On the 29th, according to Okcheon County, two firefighters in their 50s belonging to the Okcheon Fire Station tested positive after screening tests.

Earlier, a 50-year-old rescue worker from the same fire station, residing in Daedeok-gu, Daejeon, was also confirmed positive that morning. This rescue worker underwent testing after being notified by health authorities that he had close contact with a confirmed case the previous day.

After being informed of the rescue worker's positive result, the Okcheon Fire Station conducted mass testing on 124 employees. Among the 108 whose results were received, two firefighters tested positive. The remaining 16 test results are expected to be released on the morning of the 30th.

Okcheon County is investigating the epidemiological links and movement paths of the confirmed cases, while closing the rescue team office located on the second floor of the Okcheon Fire Station building and disinfecting all facilities within the fire station.

Additionally, in the afternoon of the same day, a firefighter in his 30s from the Dongbu Fire Station in Cheongju was also confirmed positive. This firefighter was tested in the morning after being notified of contact with a confirmed case. Cheongju City is currently investigating the epidemiological connections related to this case.

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