[Photo] Transfer Vehicle Exiting Dongbu Detention Center

On the 30th, a transport bus carrying confirmed COVID-19 inmates was seen leaving the Seoul Eastern Detention Center, where a mass infection outbreak of the novel coronavirus occurred. The situation is worsening as a large number of confirmed cases have emerged among inmates transferred from the Eastern Detention Center to other correctional facilities. The mass infection at the Eastern Detention Center began with the first confirmed staff member 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 risen to 792. / Reporter Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

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