Confirmed Cases Related to Jeonnam No. 907 Occur for Three Consecutive Days in Gwangju... Total 5 Cases

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] In Gwangju Metropolitan City, infections related to confirmed cases in Jeonnam that have continued since the 22nd are occurring one after another.

According to Gwangju City on the 24th, as of 2 p.m. that day, two people related to Jeonnam confirmed case number 907 tested positive and were classified as Gwangju confirmed cases 2190 and 2191.

While the infection route of Jeonnam case 907 remains unclear, acquaintances who had contact with him have been confirmed positive for three consecutive days since the 22nd.

By day, there was 1 person on the 22nd, 2 people on the 23rd, and 2 people on the 24th (still being tallied).

Among them, the index patient Gwangju case 2187 was in contact with Jeonnam case 907 on the 12th, developed symptoms on the 21st, and underwent testing.

As a result of diagnostic tests conducted on 222 people targeted for testing related to Jeonnam case 907 by the quarantine authorities, 5 tested positive, 215 tested negative, and 2 are still being tested.

Among the 157 people clearly classified as contacts in the tests, 120 are under self-quarantine, and 37 are under active monitoring.

Businesses located along the confirmed patients' movement paths have been temporarily closed along with disinfection.

In the epidemiological investigation by the quarantine authorities, it was detected that the frequency of use of multi-use facilities such as pubs, academies, PC rooms, karaoke rooms, churches, schools, hospitals, and sports facilities was high.

In particular, the quarantine authorities urged that in businesses without on-site owners, such as coin karaoke rooms, users should ventilate the spaces themselves.

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