COVID-19 Spread Centered Among Foreigners in Gwangju Area... 26 Confirmed Cases

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[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] In the Gwangju area, the number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases recently recorded in the 40s for two consecutive days, then slightly decreased to the 20s.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 4th, a total of 26 cases were reported in one day, including 24 local infections and 2 imported cases, classified as numbers 4196 to 4201.

Chain infections are occurring at a logistics center located in Gwangsan-gu, where a confirmed case (Jeonnam 2591) was reported on the 31st of last month. Five new confirmed cases, including 4196, 4199, and 4200, were identified.

Regarding tests related to foreigners in Gwangsan-gu, 12 cases including 4176, 4177, 4179, 4180, and 4181 were reported.

As the city has mandated diagnostic testing for workplaces employing foreigners, related confirmed cases may continue to increase. It is reported that about 10,000 foreigners residing in the area have not yet been tested.

Case number 4187 was confirmed to be related to nurse number 4056, who was diagnosed last month.

Case 4201 is related to 4081, 4195 to Jeonnam 2440, and 4189 to Seoul Gangnam-gu 5932, respectively.

There are 2 imported cases, numbers 4193 and 4194.

Three cases, 4186, 4188, and 4190, currently have unknown infection routes.

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