A National Gugak Center Dance Troupe Member Tests Positive for COVID-19... Full Investigation Underway

No Additional Confirmed Cases So Far... "Little Connection to Permanent Performances"

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The National Gugak Center, an institution under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, has reported its first confirmed case of COVID-19. According to the Gugak Center on the 16th, A, a dancer in the Gugak Performance Troupe, tested positive for COVID-19 on the 14th. A had tested negative on the 8th along with her husband, but a retest on the 13th confirmed a positive result. All four family members, including A's husband and two children, have been confirmed positive.

Before the COVID-19 test, A performed in the Gugak Center's regular performance 'Toyo Myeongpum' on the 6th. The performance involved 68 troupe members: 37 from the Jeongak Ensemble, 13 from the Folk Music Ensemble, and 18 from the Dance Troupe. The Gugak Center is conducting a thorough investigation of 94 people, including these members and 26 staff.

No additional confirmed cases have been reported so far. The Gugak Center believes that since A tested positive after 'Toyo Myeongpum,' the connection to the performance is minimal. Strict quarantine measures such as two-seat distancing and mask-wearing were followed, so no separate measures have been taken for the 64 audience members.

An official stated, "If the quarantine authorities determine that audience investigation is necessary, individual contact will be made through QR codes, etc." Regarding A, the official said, "After the positive diagnosis, information necessary for epidemiological investigation, such as contact details and movement paths, was provided to the quarantine authorities."

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