[Asia Economy Reporter Seol Gina] The underground shopping mall at Gangnam Station in Seoul will be closed until the night of the 10th.


Seoul City and the Seoul Facilities Corporation announced on the 9th that one sanitation worker belonging to the Gangnam Underground Shopping Mall Management Office of the corporation was notified of a confirmed case of COVID-19 by the Seocho-gu Public Health Center, and accordingly decided to close the mall from 5 p.m. on the same day.


The closure measure applies to the entire shopping mall area except for emergency pedestrian routes. However, to minimize inconvenience for subway users and others, a separate emergency passage will be secured.



Seoul City and the corporation plan to carry out comprehensive disinfection and quarantine work throughout the entire Gangnam Station underground shopping mall. Special attention will be given to disinfecting major passageways and entrances. Employees and merchants classified as contacts are also being guided to undergo COVID-19 testing.


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