Ulsan 'Ministry of Employment and Labor Call Center' Cluster Infection Emergency... 23 Employees and Family Members Confirmed in Two Days

On the 1st, elderly people aged 75 and over are receiving the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine at the vaccination center set up in Dongcheon Gymnasium, Jung-gu, Ulsan. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Twenty employees of the Ministry of Employment and Labor Customer Consultation Center in the Innovation City of Jung-gu, Ulsan, were simultaneously confirmed positive for COVID-19, triggering an outbreak alert.

As of 2 p.m. on the 6th, Ulsan City announced that 25 people tested positive for COVID-19. Among them, 20 are consultation center employees and 2 are family members.

Including one consultation center employee confirmed positive the previous day, the total number of confirmed cases related to the Ministry of Employment and Labor Customer Consultation Center has risen to 23.

On the 5th, Ulsan case number 1182, a person in their 40s residing in Jung-gu, Ulsan, tested positive. The infection route of Ulsan 1182 is unclear, and they are an employee of the Ministry of Employment and Labor Consultation Center.

Ulsan City quarantine authorities tested 127 out of 183 related employees.

As a result of the tests, 22 additional cases (Ulsan 1186?1207) were confirmed on the 6th. Among them, 1186 is a teenager and the child of 1182, and Ulsan 1192 is the husband of 1191. The remaining 20 are employees of the consultation center aged between 30 and 50.

Over two days, a total of 23 people, including 21 Ministry of Employment and Labor Consultation Center employees and 2 family members, tested positive for COVID-19.

Ulsan 1192 is a police officer affiliated with the Ulsan Police Agency. The police have placed 32 contacts of the employee under self-quarantine.

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