Two Positive Cases Among 2 Hold'em Pub Workers in Gwangju and 1 Related to Daejeon Confirmed Patient

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Three COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Gwangju Metropolitan City, centered around Hold'em pubs.

Hold'em pubs, which mostly meet the 3Cs (crowded, close-contact, enclosed) conditions, are classified as general restaurants where people can drink alcohol and play card games such as poker.

According to Gwangju City on the 5th, as of 2 PM that day, there were three new confirmed cases.

Among them, two were classified as contacts of Ansan case number 1465 and were registered as Gwangju cases number 2222 and 2223.

Gwangju cases 2222 and 2223 were investigated to have addresses in Jeju Island and had been working at a Hold'em pub located in Seo-gu, Gwangju.

Ansan case 1465 also visited the same Hold'em pub where they worked, then returned to their residence and was finally confirmed positive at the Ansan screening clinic the previous day.

The link between the Gwangju and Ansan confirmed cases is the Hold'em pub, but the initial source of infection remains unidentified.

Accordingly, the quarantine authorities sent disaster safety messages to visitors of the Hold'em pub and conducted disinfection of the business premises.

Additionally, they plan to carry out focused on-site evaluations and in-depth epidemiological investigations simultaneously.

The quarantine authorities believe there are more similar businesses like Hold'em pubs in the region and plan to conduct further investigations.

The other newly added case on this day is Gwangju case number 2221, related to Daejeon case number 1311.

The infection route of Daejeon case 1311 is still under investigation.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Gwangju area is 2,223.

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