'COVID-19 Clean' Namhae-gun, 11 Confirmed Cases in Two Days... Senior Centers and Tourist Sites Suspend Operations

Chain Infection Among Elderly at Senior Centers Over Two Days from 12th to 13th... Cumulative Confirmed Cases Rise to 20

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] In Namhae-gun, Gyeongnam, where the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) had remained in single digits for the past year, 11 additional infections have been reported over the past two days, causing the local atmosphere to freeze.

Following the chain infection of confirmed cases, Namhae-gun, which had suspended operations of senior centers and elderly welfare facilities, held an 'emergency countermeasure meeting' on the 14th and decided to suspend operations of tourist sites.

The tourist facilities that have been closed from this day include Namhae Exile Literature Museum, Yi Sun-sin Video Hall, German Dispatch Exhibition Hall, Noryang Turtle Ship, Chungnyeolsa Shrine, Namhae International Mask Performance Arts Village, Small Art Museum, Namhae Culture Center, Namhae Living Culture Center, and Namhae Pavilion.

For indoor sports facilities with high density such as the National Sports Center, temporary closure measures will be in place until the 22nd, and outdoor sports facilities will be opened to residents at about 50% capacity.

Also, the '6th Gyeongnam Youth Soccer Tournament and National Youth Sports Festival Gyeongnam Representative Selection,' which was scheduled to open on the 13th, has already been canceled. In Namhae-gun, 11 confirmed cases occurred consecutively over two days on the 12th and 13th, mainly centered around senior centers.

Most of these confirmed cases are elderly, raising further concerns. In Namhae-gun, since the COVID-19 outbreak last year until before the 11th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases was only nine over about a year.

As confirmed cases have been concentrated in the Yurim 2-ri area, Namhae-gun has set up an emergency temporary screening clinic in this village and is recommending that all residents of Yurim 1-ri and 2-ri undergo COVID-19 testing.

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