'Elusive COVID-19' 20 New Cases Confirmed in Gwangju

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] In Gwangju, the spread of COVID-19 related to ‘workplaces employing foreigners and others’ is not subsiding easily.

Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 13th at 2 p.m. that 20 people tested positive for COVID-19, classified as cases 4455 to 4474.

Among them, 9 were confirmed to be related to workplaces employing foreigners and others.

Cases 4461, 4462, 4464 to 4467, and 4470 to 4472 are centered on this infection route, with a total of 86 people testing positive so far.

Cases 4460, 4473, and 4474 were tested after symptoms appeared, and all are confirmed cases with unknown infection routes.

There were also consecutive cases where infection was revealed during quarantine or before release from quarantine through testing.

Cases 4459, 4463, and 4468 are related to foreigner testing in Gwangsan-gu, and four people including cases 4455 to 4458 are related to a middle school in Buk-gu. All tested positive while under self-quarantine.

So far, 181 cases have occurred related to foreigner testing in Gwangsan-gu, and 35 cases are related to the middle school in Buk-gu.

Case 4469 tested positive in a test conducted before the end of self-quarantine after entering from Kazakhstan.

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