20 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed Over the Weekend in Gwangyang

Cluster Infection of 1 Student on September 4 and Additional 20 on September 5 at a Middle School in Gwangyang-eup

Minimize Contact, Avoid Going Out, and Request Testing at Screening Clinics for Contact with Outsiders

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] A cluster infection has occurred in Gwangyang City, Jeonnam, where COVID-19 cases had been showing a stable trend, putting quarantine authorities on high alert.

According to Gwangyang City and health authorities on the 6th, one person was infected on September 4th and an additional 20 people were collectively infected on the 5th at a middle school located in Gwangyang-eup, and an epidemiological investigation is currently underway.

The related middle school will switch to remote classes from today until September 17th, and all kindergartens, elementary, middle, and high schools in the district, except for third-year high school students, have switched to remote classes for today only.

On the 5th, the city installed a mobile screening clinic at Gwangyang Middle School and tested 526 people, and on the 6th, a mobile screening clinic was set up at the National Sports Center located in Gwangyang-eup to continue testing.

Kim Kyung-ho, Deputy Mayor of Gwangyang, said in a briefing, "We ask everyone to refrain from all private gatherings and stay safely at home until negative results from the ongoing PCR tests are confirmed. Once additional epidemiological investigations identify movement paths, the results will be immediately announced through the city website and disaster text messages."

Deputy Mayor Kim also said, "Since all places in daily life are exposed to COVID-19 infection, minimizing contact is the only way to protect everyone's safety. Please refrain from going out as much as possible, stay at home, and if visiting other regions or contacting outsiders, be sure to get tested at a screening clinic."

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik hss79@asiae.co.kr

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