'Continued Spread Mainly Among Foreigners and Students'... 25 New Cases in Gwangju on the 9th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] In the Gwangju area, COVID-19 infections are rapidly spreading mainly among foreigners and students, extending to family members, acquaintances, and coworkers.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 10th, 25 people were confirmed positive in one day, classified as cases 4368 to 4392.

Among them, 13 cases are related to workplaces employing foreigners (cases 4368, 4372, 4374, 4375, 4377 to 4381, 4389 to 4392), 2 cases related to foreigner testing in Gwangsan-gu (cases 4371, 4383), 4 cases related to a middle school in Buk-gu (cases 4376, 4384, 4386, 4388), 2 cases from other cities and provinces (cases 4369, 4373), 1 case related to an employee of a small and medium enterprise in Gwangsan-gu (case 4387, linked to case 4306), 2 cases among workers at a nightlife establishment in Seo-gu (cases 4370, 4385), and 1 symptomatic tested positive case (case 4382).

The number of cases related to workplaces employing foreigners increased by 5, bringing the total foreigner-related confirmed cases to 15 as of the previous day.

At a middle school in Buk-gu, where a recent cluster infection occurred, 4 additional students were infected. They reportedly developed COVID-19 symptoms while under self-quarantine.

One person (case 4387) who had contact with a small and medium enterprise employee in Gwangsan-gu (case 4306), confirmed positive on the 3rd, was also confirmed infected, and health authorities are currently investigating.

After confirming one infected worker (case 4370) at a nightlife establishment in Seo-gu in the afternoon of the previous day, one more infection (case 4385) was identified among close contacts. Additionally, there were 2 cases from other cities and provinces and 1 symptomatic tested positive case with an unclear infection route.

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