One Police Officer at Seoul Gangseo Police Station Confirmed Positive

Citizens are getting tested at the temporary COVID-19 screening clinic set up at Seoul Station Plaza on the 21st. The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on the same day, the number of new domestic COVID-19 cases increased by 416, bringing the total to 86,992. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Seung-jin] The Gangseo Police Station in Seoul announced on the 21st that one of its police officers tested positive for COVID-19.

According to the Gangseo Police Station, Officer A, who works in the economic team, tested positive for COVID-19 at 9 a.m. that day. Officer A reportedly felt cold symptoms on the afternoon of the 19th and underwent a COVID-19 test the following day.

The police instructed 48 employees who shared the same office with Officer A to get tested for COVID-19 and placed them under self-quarantine. The cafeteria and office areas included in Officer A's movement path will be disinfected and then closed.

The Gangseo Police Station stated, "We are currently investigating the infection route through epidemiological investigation."

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