Gwangju Reports 17 New COVID-19 Cases Including Adults at Arcade on 30th... Total 1,783 Cases

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Confirmed cases related to adult arcades are rapidly increasing in Gwangju Metropolitan City.

According to Gwangju City on the 31st, among the 17 new confirmed cases reported the previous day, 12 are related to adult arcades.

Since the first confirmed case related to adult arcades, Gwangju case number 1645, was reported on the 27th, infections have been spreading mainly among employees and visitors of the arcade.

Additionally, further transmission has occurred from one arcade to another, and health authorities are currently tracing the connection.

On the 27th, health authorities sent disaster safety messages to find additional visitors, and on the following day, the 28th, they conducted an on-site evaluation of the adult arcade where confirmed cases were found.

As the spread related to adult arcades continued, a re-evaluation was conducted on-site on the 29th. An evidence-based in-depth epidemiological investigation using location information systems (GPS) has also been initiated to accurately identify the movement paths of confirmed cases.

Health authorities have identified 156 adult arcades in the area and are conducting joint inspections with the police, local districts, and other related agencies.

On the previous day, one overseas entrant who arrived from Portugal and tested positive before quarantine release, one case with an unknown infection route, one case related to Gwangju case number 1768, and one case each related to Gwangju Antioch Church and TCS Ace International School were additionally confirmed.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Gwangju area is 1,783.

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