Two Confirmed COVID-19 Cases at 'The Hyundai Seoul'... "Reducing Density and Strengthening Quarantine Measures" (Comprehensive)

Seoul City Conducts Intensive Inspections of Parks, Department Stores, and Other High-Traffic Facilities for 2 Weeks
79 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Yesterday... "Weekend Effect"

Hyundai Department Store will officially open "The Hyundai Seoul" in Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul on the 26th. The Hyundai Seoul is the largest department store in the Seoul area. It spans from basement level 7 to the 8th floor above ground, with a sales area of 89,100㎡ (approximately 27,000 pyeong). On the 24th, citizens are touring the interior of The Hyundai, which opened early.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul City announced on the 16th that two COVID-19 cases related to 'The Hyundai Seoul' in Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo-gu, which recently opened, have been confirmed. Accordingly, Seoul City plans to implement measures to reduce crowd density among visitors to The Hyundai Seoul.

On the same day, Park Yumi, the quarantine control officer of the Seoul City Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, explained in an online briefing, "Since The Hyundai Seoul recently opened and crowds gathered, two confirmed cases have emerged. We are working with Yeongdeungpo-gu to implement measures to reduce crowd density and are responding by strengthening compliance with quarantine rules and on-site inspections."

Seoul City will implement a weekend two-shift system for visiting vehicles instead of closure measures, suspend free parking benefits for members, and increase indoor ventilation frequency as part of the response measures.

Officer Park stated, "Considering compliance with quarantine rules and the scale of close-contact employees in case of confirmed cases, the risk of spread is not significant enough to warrant closure. On weekends and holidays, we are focusing on monitoring compliance with quarantine rules through on-site inspections."

Additionally, from the 17th for two weeks, Seoul City plans to conduct intensive inspections of 30 multi-use facilities, including parks, department stores, shopping malls, and traditional markets. For parks and amusement facilities (10 locations), department stores and shopping malls (10 locations), and wholesale and traditional markets (10 locations), facility managers will be designated, and joint inspection teams from Seoul City and autonomous districts will conduct on-site inspections and management.

Quarantine management for foreigners will also be strengthened. Considering that most foreign resident and workplace facilities are densely populated and small-scale environments, 'mobile screening tests' will be expanded. Furthermore, among 304 urban manufacturing businesses employing foreigners, 98% have fewer than 10 employees, and over 70% of construction sites are small-scale. Therefore, Seoul City plans to conduct thorough 'small group preemptive testing' by grouping 2-3 adjacent clusters.

Meanwhile, as of midnight on the 15th, Seoul recorded 79 new confirmed cases, the lowest since November 13 of last year. Officer Park said, "This seems to be due to a decrease in weekend testing numbers," adding, "The proportion of confirmed cases with unknown infection routes is 33%, so the situation cannot be considered safe."

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