31 Confirmed Cases in Kimcheon Senior Facility Over Two Days... 'Social Distancing Level 2' Announced Today

12th: 6 Confirmed Cases at Elderly Daycare Center Followed by 25 Positive Cases on 13th

The photo shows Kim Chung-seop, Mayor of Gimcheon City, inspecting the planned sites for major projects in the Innovation City.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] In Gimcheon-si, Gyeongbuk, cluster infections of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are rapidly occurring.

Recently, after several people shared food following facility work at a grape farm, 15 people tested positive, and on the 13th, 27 additional cases were confirmed in one day. At the elderly day care center, 31 related cases were confirmed over two days on the 12th and 13th.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 14th, 23 people tested positive at Elderly Facility A and 2 at Elderly Facility B in Gimcheon-si the previous day. Another person was a contact of Gimcheon case number 175 confirmed on the 12th, and the infection route of the remaining one is unknown.

At Elderly Day Care Facility A, 6 people, including one external recreation instructor and five staff members, were confirmed positive on the 12th. As of midnight on the 14th, the number of confirmed cases in the Gimcheon area has increased to 208.

In this regard, Mayor Kim Chung-seop is expected to announce a public statement at an emergency briefing at 10 a.m. on the 14th. At this event, Mayor Kim is likely to announce an increase in social distancing measures from level 1.5 to level 2.

Gimcheon-si is reportedly considering testing all residents of care facilities as well as conducting a full survey of citizens.

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