'4 More Confirmed Cases in Gwangju, Including Students Infected at Study Rooms'
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The infection spread to students at a study room visited by a confirmed COVID-19 case, raising alarms for health authorities.
According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 1st, four people were confirmed positive for COVID-19 in the afternoon and were classified as cases 2419 to 2422.
Among them, case 2420 is known to have overlapped movements at a study room in Gwangsan-gu visited by A-myeonjang of Jangseong-gun (Jeonnam case 1049).
A-myeonjang, who was confirmed positive on the 29th of last month, reportedly visited the study room in Gwangsan-gu and a church.
Health authorities plan to conduct a full investigation starting from the 2nd targeting students attending the school of case 2402.
Cases 2419 and 2421 are family members and acquaintances of case 2414, who was confirmed earlier that day.
Case 2422 has been confirmed to be related to a social gathering in Damyang.
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As of 2 p.m. that day, nine people in the Gwangju area were confirmed positive within a single day.
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