“Estimating the aftermath of the Lunar New Year holidays”… Corona 19 confirmed by 35 people in a day in Gwangju

A new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) group infection occurred in Gwangju Metropolitan City, centering on call centers. The quarantine authorities estimated that the number of confirmed cases surged during the Lunar New Year holidays due to the increase in gatherings of family and acquaintances.

On the 24th, there are lines of citizens trying to undergo corona 19 tests at the public health center in Seo-gu, Gwangju.  On this day, 35 corona19 confirmed patients came out in Gwangju.  Freelancer Jeongpil Jang

On the 24th, there are lines of citizens trying to undergo corona 19 tests at the public health center in Seo-gu, Gwangju. On this day, 35 corona19 confirmed patients came out in Gwangju. Freelancer Jeongpil Jang

Group infection of 25 people occurred at insurance company call center

According to the city of Gwangju on the 24th, a total of 35 people were diagnosed with Corona 19 as of 0 o’clock on the day. On the 22nd, a call center employee of an insurance company, who resides in the customer center building in Gwangju Bitgoeul, Seo-gu, Gwangju City, was diagnosed with Corona 19 for the first time, and a total inspection was conducted on more than 120 employees.

In the test that lasted until the 23rd, 22 employees were diagnosed with Corona 19, and two families and one close contact were also infected. In the Bitgoeul Customer Center building, where there is a call center for an insurance company in which a total of 25 people were infected, Gwangju Urban Corporation, which has 1,500 employees, also resides. Another insurance company’s call center also uses the same building.

The customer center in Gwangju Bitgoeul, Seo-gu, Gwangju, where 25 call center insurance companies with corona19 confirmed by the 24th are located.  Freelancer Jeongpil Jang

The customer center in Gwangju Bitgoeul, Seo-gu, Gwangju, where 25 call center insurance companies with corona19 confirmed by the 24th are located. Freelancer Jeongpil Jang

In addition to the call center group infection, a total of 10 confirmed cases, including 5 new confirmed cases who had contact with existing confirmed cases, 2 confirmed cases related to Jeonbuk automobile plant, 2 confirmed cases with no confirmed infection route, and 1 confirmed case related to Hyojeong nursing hospital The ruler also came out.

Most of the confirmed corona19 confirmed by the 24th showed suspicious symptoms of Corona 19 such as cough and fever between the 17th and 20th. The quarantine authorities are confirming the possibility that after a meeting of family and acquaintances before and after the Lunar New Year holiday, which lasted from the 11th to the 14th, the symptoms appeared after an incubation period.

The quarantine authorities plan to identify the exact cause of infection through epidemiological investigations, and also investigate the movements of confirmed patients before and after the Lunar New Year holidays.

Gwangju Metropolitan City = Reporter Jin Changil [email protected]


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