Continued Infections Related to Gwangju Seongdeok High School... Total 17 Cases

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] An additional confirmed case related to Seongdeok High School in Gwangju, where 16 people including students were consecutively confirmed until the previous day, has occurred.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 7th, as of 2 p.m. on that day, one of the two new confirmed cases is related to Seongdeok High School.

The cluster infection related to Seongdeok High School rapidly spread after Gwangju case number 2451, known to be a first-year student at the high school, was first confirmed on the 5th.

A total of 17 cumulative confirmed cases have been reported so far, including one third-year exam student, 13 first-year students, one family member, and two students from other schools.

A total of 1,387 people including Seongdeok High School students and staff were tested for COVID-19, among whom 639 who had contact with confirmed cases were classified as self-quarantined, and 305 as actively monitored.

Among the 639 self-quarantined, 610 are students and 29 are teachers.

On the previous day, temporary screening clinics were set up for business owners and users of facilities such as academies and PC rooms that were included in the movement paths of confirmed cases.

The quarantine authorities formed an epidemiological investigation team on the same day and conducted an on-site investigation at Seongdeok High School.

Seongdeok High School will conduct remote classes for all students until the 18th.

Along with this, 89 schools (41 kindergartens, 24 elementary schools, 15 middle schools, 8 high schools, and 1 special school) in the nearby Gwangsan District will also switch to remote classes until the 11th.

The quarantine authorities plan to secure closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage from Seongdeok High School and facilities visited by confirmed cases to investigate violations of quarantine rules.

Meanwhile, the other new confirmed case that occurred on the same day was investigated to be related to a social gathering in Damyang.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.