Hong Eui-rak, Deputy Mayor for Economic Affairs of Daegu, Undergoes COVID-19 'Self-Quarantine'... Contact with Confirmed Case

Daegu Senior Citizens Association Member Confirmed COVID-19 Case Used Daegu City Hall Annex Cafeteria at Same Time
As of Midnight on the 4th, Daegu's Cumulative Confirmed Cases Increased by 8 to 8,346 Compared to Previous Day

The photo shows Hong Eui-rak, Deputy Mayor for Economic Affairs of Daegu, receiving congratulations from Kwon Young-jin, Mayor of Daegu, upon his inauguration on July 1 last year.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] Hong Eui-rak, Deputy Mayor for Economic Affairs of Daegu, has entered self-quarantine after being confirmed to have come into contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case.

According to Daegu City on the 4th, Deputy Mayor Hong was identified to have been at a restaurant near the Daegu City Hall annex on the 26th of last month at the same time as a confirmed case, along with two secretaries.

Regarding this, Deputy Mayor Hong posted on his Facebook, "On the morning of January 29th, I was notified on my way to work and went to the health center. I received a negative test result in the afternoon. Yesterday (the 3rd) around 8 PM, I was notified of self-quarantine due to another confirmed case at the adjacent table, and around 9 PM, I went to the health center for testing."

He continued, "Although a week has already passed, many people I met flash through my mind and the worst scenarios come to mind. Fortunately, I received a negative result via text early this morning. Still, I have to remain in quarantine until 12 AM on February 9th. It is a rare rest, but I am concerned about disruptions to several important schedules."

Meanwhile, as of midnight on the 4th, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Daegu area was tallied at 8,346, an increase of 8 from the previous day.

Among the new confirmed cases that day, two were members of the Korea Senior Citizens Association Gyeongbuk Federation, who have offices in the Daegu City Hall annex in Buk-gu, and were confirmed to have come into contact with the confirmed case who visited the restaurant at the same time as Deputy Mayor Hong.

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