[Photo] Silent Dongbu Detention Center

On the 30th, the Seoul Dongbu Detention Center, where a mass infection of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) occurred. The situation is worsening as a large number of confirmed cases have emerged among inmates transferred from Dongbu Detention Center to other correctional facilities. The mass infection at Dongbu Detention Center began after the first staff member tested positive on the 28th of last month, followed by the first confirmed inmate case on the 14th of this month. As of the morning of this day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases has increased to 792./Reporter Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

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