28 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Daejeon... Discussion on Level 2 Social Distancing

Citizens are undergoing COVID-19 diagnostic tests at a temporary screening clinic. The photo is unrelated to the article. Source=Yonhap News

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Twenty-eight people in Daejeon were confirmed positive for COVID-19 in a mass outbreak. As cluster infections continue in the region, an upgrade to social distancing level 2 is also anticipated.

According to Daejeon City on the 7th, confirmed cases numbered 1432 to 1459 were reported in the area the previous day. Among these confirmed cases, 21 people (cases 1436, 1439, and 1443 to 1459) were found to have been infected through a connection to a private academy in Gayang-dong, Dong-gu, Daejeon.

The total number of confirmed cases linked to the private academy has reached 61, including one instructor, 42 middle and high school students, 17 family members and acquaintances of the students, and one high school teacher.

The number of infected students by school is classified as follows: Myeongseok High School with 28 cases, Daejeon Girls' High School with 6 cases (including one teacher), Woosong High School with 4 cases, Songchon High School with 2 cases, Gayang Middle School with 1 case, Hanbat Girls' Middle School with 1 case, and Songchon Middle School with 1 case.

The health authorities have ordered the private academy to close until the 18th and have instructed schools with confirmed cases to conduct remote classes for this week.

Additionally, one more confirmed case related to a sister church gathering was reported in the region the previous day. The total number of confirmed cases linked to this church gathering now stands at 39.

The city is also reviewing measures to raise social distancing levels in consideration of the ongoing cluster infections in the area.

In fact, on the morning of the same day, Mayor Heo Tae-jeong of Daejeon held an emergency meeting with Superintendent of Education Seol Dong-ho and Chief of Daejeon Police Agency Song Jeong-ae to discuss raising social distancing to level 2.

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