No Additional COVID-19 Cases in Correctional Facilities... Awaiting Test Results for About 670 at Nambu Detention Center

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seo So-jeong] Three COVID-19 cases have been confirmed at Gangwon Yeongwol Prison and Seoul Southern Detention Center, with no additional cases reported yet.

According to the Ministry of Justice on the 19th, as of 5 p.m. that day, there are four people isolated after testing positive for COVID-19 in correctional facilities nationwide: three correctional officers and one inmate.

After two staff members tested positive at the Southern Detention Center the previous day, approximately 230 staff and 1,830 inmates underwent mass testing. As a result, all staff and about 1,160 inmates tested negative, while the remaining approximately 670 inmates are awaiting test results.

At Yeongwol Prison, where one inmate tested positive, 72 staff members and 24 inmates who had contact with the infected individual were tested, all receiving negative results.

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