14 Confirmed Cases at a Cafe in Sadang-dong, Dongjak-gu...

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dongjak-gu (Mayor Changwoo Lee) is making every effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 community infections as five additional confirmed cases related to a local cafe were reported on the 13th.

The first COVID-19 confirmed case related to the cafe in the area occurred on the 6th, followed by ▲1 case on the 8th ▲1 case on the 9th ▲1 case on the 10th ▲3 cases on the 11th ▲2 cases on the 12th ▲5 cases on the 13th, totaling 14 confirmed cases (3 residents of Dongjak-gu and 11 residents from other regions).

The cafe was immediately disinfected on-site on the 6th, has been closed since the 7th, and all employees have been placed under self-quarantine.

From the 29th of last month to the 5th of this month, the district sent out a total of five disaster alert text messages guiding about 2,500 tests to visitors of the cafe.

Through this, a full investigation is being conducted on 721 confirmed visitors, and as of 5 p.m. on the same day, there are ▲14 positive cases ▲535 negative cases ▲172 cases pending testing or in the process of receiving guidance.

In particular, since the 12th, the district has been operating an emergency dedicated call center within the district office to continuously encourage those who have not been tested to get tested.

Currently, the district is conducting investigations together with the Seoul City epidemiological investigation team and plans to promptly carry out follow-up measures such as monitoring untested individuals and classifying contacts of additional confirmed cases.

Director Mohyun Hee of the Health Center said, “As this is a serious situation with continuous additional confirmed cases, we urge all visitors to the cafe during the relevant period to visit the nearest screening clinic immediately and get tested promptly, regardless of whether they have symptoms.”

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