Yangju City, 'N-th Infection Prevention' Full Effort... Okjeong High School COVID-19 Complete Testing

Health Authorities Conducting In-Depth Epidemiological Investigation

Yangju-si Public Health Center

[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-cheol] Yangju City in Gyeonggi Province will conduct a complete investigation of all students and staff involved on the 2nd and 8th in relation to the COVID-19 cluster infection outbreak at Okjeong High School within the city.

On the 1st, the city stated, "This is to find hidden confirmed cases who may test positive late during self-quarantine and to block the chain (n-th) infection spreading to the local community."

Previously, on the 28th of last month, after two students and one teacher at Okjeong High School tested positive for COVID-19, a total of 26 people including 24 students, one teacher, and one staff member were confirmed positive over two days.

Students, teachers, and staff who tested negative are currently in self-quarantine, and the city health authorities are conducting in-depth epidemiological investigations while planning to expand complete testing by identifying close contacts related to the cases.

Furthermore, with the new social distancing measures about to be implemented and the rapid increase of confirmed cases centered in the metropolitan area, the current distancing system will be maintained for one week, and citizens are urged to comply with quarantine rules.

Lee Seong-ho, mayor of Yangju City, stated, "Due to the current cluster infection outbreak, elementary, middle, and high school classes in Yangju have been switched to remote learning until the 2nd, and we are making every effort in epidemiological investigations to confirm the movements and contacts of confirmed cases."

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