Ulsan Mayor Song Cheol-ho Begins 2-Week Self-Quarantine... One City Hall Employee Contacted After Positive Case

Ulsan Mayor Song Cheol-ho holding a press conference at Ulsan City Hall on the 15th of last month.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Song Cheol-ho, mayor of Ulsan, has been classified as a contact of a confirmed COVID-19 case and has entered self-quarantine.

According to Ulsan city health authorities, one city hall employee tested positive for COVID-19, and Mayor Song Cheol-ho, who had contact with the confirmed case, was notified to self-quarantine.

As of 2 p.m. on the 13th, 26 additional COVID-19 cases (Ulsan numbers 1332 to 1357) were confirmed in Ulsan.

Among the confirmed cases, Ulsan 1350 (Buk-gu, in their 30s) is an employee assisting with Ulsan city political affairs and tested positive at 11 p.m. on the 12th.

The confirmed case is believed to have been infected at a certain restaurant where they dined on the 7th with the chief political secretary and two spokesperson office staff members.

A total of 26 people, including this employee and those classified as contacts, have been identified, including Mayor Song Cheol-ho.

Mayor Song underwent a COVID-19 test and received a negative result. All 26 individuals, including the mayor, have entered self-quarantine until noon on the 25th in accordance with quarantine guidelines.

Accordingly, Mayor Song will perform his duties through a remote work system.

Jang Su-wan, Ulsan Deputy Mayor, stated, “We will carefully manage quarantine and city administration to ensure there is no disruption in city governance.”

From the 13th, Ulsan has raised its social distancing level from 1.5 to level 2.

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