2 Confirmed at Insurance Call Center in Gwangju... Total 2,040 Cases

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Two COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Gwangju Metropolitan City.

According to Gwangju City on the 24th, as of 6 p.m. that day, two people tested positive and were classified as Gwangju cases 2039 and 2040.

The infection route of Gwangju case 2039, a resident of Gwangsan-gu, has not yet been identified.

Gwangju case 2040 is related to the insurance company call center where six confirmed cases were reported earlier that day.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases related to the insurance company call center is 32, including 1 on the 22nd, 24 on the 23rd, and 7 on the 24th (as of 6 p.m.).

Health authorities are conducting diagnostic tests on 881 people, including colleagues, family members, and contacts of the confirmed cases related to the insurance company call center, so additional infections may occur.

All 195 employees of this insurance company call center are currently under self-quarantine measures.

Additionally, by administrative order issued that day, approximately 1,500 people residing in the Bitgoeul Customer Center, where the insurance company call center is located, are also required to undergo mandatory COVID-19 testing.

Health authorities plan to conduct a second on-site diagnostic evaluation if signs of infection spread appear in other businesses within the building, separate from the call center.

Meanwhile, the Bitgoeul Customer Center located in Seo-gu has 5 basement floors and 15 above-ground floors, with about 1,500 residents. It houses Gwangju Urban Corporation, Gwangju Trauma Center, the Board of Audit and Inspection, banks, call centers, and others.

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