11 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Suncheon City... Total 562 Cases

Request for Proactive Diagnostic Testing for Visitors to Other Regions and Contacts of Visitors from Other Regions

On the 18th, Deputy Mayor Lim Chaeyoung is giving a briefing regarding the occurrence of COVID-19 cases. (Photo by Suncheon City)

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Eleven additional COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Suncheon City is 562.

According to Suncheon City on the 18th, five of the confirmed cases are relatives who were infected in a cluster after a confirmed case from Seodaemun-gu, Seoul visited their parents' home in Suncheon.

Three cases were infected among employees at a hof (Korean pub).

The infection routes of the remaining confirmed cases, excluding family infections, are under investigation.

The city has completed emergency disinfection along the confirmed patients' movement paths and set up a temporary screening clinic at the public parking lot in front of Joeun Plaza in Yeonhyang-dong to enable citizens to get tested quickly.

Im Chae-young, Vice Mayor of Suncheon City, said in a non-face-to-face briefing, "Recently, confirmed cases have been increasing among young people in their 20s to 40s, and infections caused by visits from relatives living in or visiting from other regions are spreading as secondary infections within the area," adding, "We ask that you refrain from meeting family members from other regions and avoid unnecessary visits to other areas."

She also urged, "Please refrain from private gatherings among young people in their 20s and 30s, and minimize private meetings and movement even if the group is four people or fewer."

She continued, "Please cooperate by making advance reservations according to the scheduled age group and ensure that vaccinations are received on the reserved date."

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