47 Cases a Day, Pohang Breaks Record... 16 Group Infections in Academy Area Including Teen Students

Officials from the Disaster and Safety Management Headquarters of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety visited the temporary screening clinic set up at Sangju City Public Health Center in Gyeongbuk on the 13th to inspect special COVID-19 quarantine measures.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] In Pohang, Gyeongbuk, 47 confirmed cases were reported in one day, marking the highest number of cases ever recorded in the Pohang area.

On the 14th, 16 people tested positive at a building in a cram school district, rapidly spreading among teenage students, prompting local health authorities to issue an emergency alert.

According to Pohang City on the day, 16 confirmed cases emerged from a cram school building in Yangdeok-dong, Buk-gu.

The building houses music academies, Taekwondo academies, and entrance exam academies, and it is known that many students have recently used these facilities.

On the 12th, one cram school staff member in the building experienced symptoms, got tested at a screening clinic, and was confirmed positive on the 13th.

When Pohang City conducted a full investigation of the staff and students in the same building, a large number of confirmed cases occurred that day.

Four foreigners in the Gyeongju area were also tested and classified as confirmed cases in the Pohang area. Sporadic cases continue to occur in places such as the steel industrial complex.

Pohang City quarantine officials held an emergency meeting at the Buk-gu Public Health Center in Pohang on the day to discuss additional quarantine measures due to the surge in confirmed cases.

At around 4 p.m., a temporary screening clinic was set up in Yangdeok-dong, Buk-gu, where confirmed cases were concentrated, and a base situation room will be operated in the steel industrial complex and other locations.

A Pohang City official said, “We plan to restart quarantine measures from the ground up, focusing on vulnerable facilities such as nursing hospitals, and especially concentrate on quarantine efforts to prevent transmission during the Liberation Day holiday period.”

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