One Employee Confirmed COVID-19 Positive at Lotte Department Store Dongtan Branch... All Staff Undergo Testing

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] A COVID-19 confirmed case has been reported at Lotte Department Store Dongtan Branch, the largest in Gyeonggi Province, raising alarms for quarantine measures.

According to Hwaseong City and Lotte Department Store on the 23rd, one security staff member who worked at the Dongtan branch was diagnosed with COVID-19 the day before. This employee reportedly worked at the department store's auxiliary entrance from the pre-opening day on the 18th until the 20th, a total of three days.

The department store conducted COVID-19 tests and quarantine measures for employees who had close contact with the confirmed staff member, and stated that no additional confirmed cases have been reported so far. They also plan to sequentially conduct COVID-19 mass testing for all 2,000 employees working at the Dongtan branch.

A Lotte Department Store official said, "Although mass testing was already conducted before the store's opening on the 15th, we plan to conduct another mass testing for all employees due to this confirmed case," adding, "We will trace the movements of the confirmed security staff and notify them on the website, and work closely with Hwaseong City to ensure thorough quarantine measures."

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