Gyeongnam Province Reports 13 New COVID-19 Cases... Total of 19 Linked to Gimhae Entertainment Venue (Comprehensive)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Gyeongsangnam-do announced that as of 1:30 PM on the 31st, 13 new confirmed cases occurred since 5 PM the previous day.

By region, there were 11 in Gimhae, 1 in Changwon, and 1 in Haman.

Among the 11 confirmed cases in Gimhae, 8 were related to a Gimhae noraebang acquaintance gathering cluster, classified as cases 4644, 4645, 4647~4651, and 4653 after testing positive.

After one employee was initially confirmed positive on the 28th, an additional 2 employees and 1 user tested positive. Subsequently, on the previous afternoon, 3 users, 1 employee, 3 acquaintances, and 1 contact were additionally confirmed positive.

The Gimhae city quarantine authorities plan to take measures after verifying violations of business type and quarantine rules at the relevant noraebang.

Furthermore, to prevent community spread, from this day until June 13, a two-week administrative order has been issued requiring operators and employees of entertainment venues, danran (singing rooms), holdem pubs, and noraebangs to undergo diagnostic testing. From this day until June 6, 74 noraebangs in certain areas (Naeoe-dong, Gusan-dong) will voluntarily close.

Two other confirmed cases were related to Gimhae entertainment bars, classified as cases 4646 and 4654 after testing positive. This brings the total number of confirmed cases related to Gimhae entertainment bars to 19.

The remaining one case was tested after symptom onset and classified as case 4652 after testing positive.

The confirmed cases in Changwon (1) and Haman (1) were each tested after symptom onset and classified as cases 4656 and 4655, respectively.

Accordingly, the total cumulative confirmed cases in the province increased to 4,653 (194 hospitalized, 4,443 discharged, 16 deceased).

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