[사회]Namyangju plant increased to 123 confirmed…1 other plant infected

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The cumulative number of confirmed cases in the plastic manufacturing plant in Namyangju increased to 123.

One infected person came out not only from this factory but also from other factories in the industrial complex.

There are still concerns about further spread.

Let’s find out more news and site connections. Reporter Park Hee-jae!

The number of confirmed cases increased?

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Yes, the cumulative number of confirmed cases related to the plant here has increased to 123.

Eight more people have been confirmed since yesterday.

There are 4 factory workers here, 3 family members of the confirmed patient, and 1 worker in nearby factories, and the remaining 200 people who did not receive tests at health centers near their homes within today and the results are expected to come out as early as the evening.

Other factory workers have also been confirmed to be infected, raising concerns about further spread.

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By the way, the confirmed and negative workers are gathered together in the dormitory?

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Yes, 76 confirmed workers here gather in the dormitory of the building behind me.

Foreign workers who were tested negative have not found a place to self-isolate.

So, we are being quarantined together in the dormitory here where the confirmed person is.

There is a risk of further infection among workers who have been tested negative because there are toilets in the dormitory and public spaces.

The local government having jurisdiction is planning to transfer the confirmed cases outside today.

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Is there a possibility of spreading the infection outside the industrial complex?

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Yes, it is.

In particular, the first confirmed case was confirmed on the 13th, but the notification was not made until the 15th, two days later.

The health authorities explained that there was some delay in the process of transferring the confirmation information from the clinic where the test was conducted to Yongsan-gu and from Yongsan-gu to Namyangju.

In addition, it was found that the confirmed case went outside for two days, even though self-isolation is the principle before receiving notification of confirmation.

It is known that the day the diagnosis was made was a house in Yongsan-gu, and the next day, he stopped at a mart in the same area, and then moved to the dormitory in Namyangju by public transportation.

It is urgent to identify the contact person.

In addition, it is known that during the Lunar New Year holidays, factory workers left the dormitory and traveled around downtown Namyangju and Itaewon, Seoul.

The quarantine authorities are currently employing about 10 epidemiological investigators to understand the movement of other confirmed cases.

This is YTN Park Hee-jae at the factory in Jingeon-eup, Namyangju.

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