40 Gwangju Seo and Buk-gu Officials Including COVID-19 Confirmed Patient Attended Meeting Undergo Coronavirus Testing

All 19 in Seogu Test Negative; Results for 21 in Bukgu Expected Late Afternoon

On the morning of the 8th, an employee of the Gwangju Seo-gu Health Center is receiving a COVID-19 vaccination.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] A Ministry of Health and Welfare employee who tested positive for COVID-19 visited Seo-gu and Buk-gu in Gwangju Metropolitan City for work before getting tested, resulting in 40 employees undergoing diagnostic tests and being placed under self-quarantine.

According to Gwangju city quarantine authorities on the 8th, employee A under the Ministry of Health and Welfare attended a meeting related to the integrated care project held in Seo-gu and Buk-gu, Gwangju, on the 5th. They visited Seo-gu in the morning and Buk-gu in the afternoon.

Subsequently, on the 7th, A was classified as a close contact after a cohabiting family member tested positive for COVID-19, underwent testing, and was confirmed positive that morning, being designated as case number Anyang 1144.

It is known that there were no violations of quarantine rules during the meeting, as everyone wore masks.

After Anyang city notified Gwangju city of this fact, 19 people who had direct or indirect contact in Seo-gu and 21 people in Buk-gu underwent diagnostic testing.

All 19 people in Seo-gu tested negative around 4:30 PM that day, but 7 classified as close contacts were placed under self-quarantine for two weeks.

For the 21 people in Buk-gu, test results are expected late in the afternoon or by the morning of the 9th.

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