90 New COVID-19 Cases in Gyeongnam... Spread in Changwon Mart and Entertainment Bars (Comprehensive 2)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jucheol In] Gyeongsangnam-do announced that as of 5 PM on the 5th, 90 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) have been reported.

By region, there are 37 cases in Gimhae, 26 in Changwon, 7 each in Geoje and Tongyeong, 5 in Yangsan, 3 in Hamyang, and 1 each in Sacheon, Miryang, Haman, Namhae, and Changnyeong.

More than half of the confirmed cases, 64 people, had contact with existing confirmed cases within the province, including family and acquaintances.

Among the confirmed cases, 3 in Gimhae and 1 each in Yangsan, Geoje, and Namhae were infected through contact with confirmed cases from other regions such as the Seoul metropolitan area or Busan.

Two of the confirmed cases in Changwon tested positive in relation to a large local supermarket. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases related to the supermarket to 16.

The quarantine authorities urged residents who used the first-floor mart at the Namchangwon Nonghyup Distribution Center from the 26th of last month to the 4th of this month to promptly undergo diagnostic testing.

Currently, quarantine authorities are operating temporary screening clinics at Changwon Meeting Plaza, Masan Station, Yongji Cultural Park, and Gaeumjeong Park, along with the existing Changwon, Masan, and Jinhae public health centers.

As the number of diagnostic test subjects in the Changwon area surged, Gyeongnam Province decided to urgently support Changwon City with 32 specimen collection personnel from 10 cities and counties within the province.

Among the confirmed cases in Gimhae, one is a foreigner linked to a Masan entertainment bar in Changwon. The cumulative number of confirmed cases related to the Masan entertainment bar has increased to 91. The infection routes of the remaining 17 cases are under investigation.

Accordingly, the total cumulative number of confirmed cases in the province has risen to 7,669 (1,049 hospitalized, 6,600 discharged, 20 deceased).

Changwon City quarantine authorities will raise the social distancing level to Level 4 starting at midnight on the 6th. Hamangun quarantine authorities have imposed a ban on gatherings at 89 entertainment facilities and karaoke rooms from midnight on the 5th until the 8th to block local infection transmission.

Kwon Yang-geun, Director of the Welfare and Health Bureau of Gyeongnam Province, said, "To curb the current spread, the best prevention is to strictly follow personal quarantine rules in daily life and minimize contact with others."

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