In Daejeon, a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) spread through raw fish stores and gamseong bars, causing an emergency to the quarantine authorities.
Prohibition of gathering for 2 weeks at emotional pubs with confirmed cases
Asan-affiliated Kindergarten Teachers and 6 original students’trained’
According to the city of Daejeon on the 28th, the cumulative number of infected people increased to 1266 as 5 people were diagnosed with Corona 19 in Daejeon on that day. On the 27th and 26th, 8 and 11 people were confirmed, respectively, and the corona 19 infection in the region is spreading.
Infection spread through droplets in their 20s and 30s, customers of emotional pubs and raw fish restaurants
Although the number of infected people is around 5-10 on a day, the reason the quarantine authorities are very nervous is that most of the confirmed cases occurred mainly in sashimi restaurants and emotional pubs, which are mainly visited by people in their 20s and 30s. In the case of emotional pubs, the quarantine authorities explained that there is a high possibility of spreading Corona 19 through slander (salm drops), operating in the form of many people mixing alcohol and dancing.
Among the infected patients in Daejeon, Mr. A (No. 1252, 20th generation in Daejeon), confirmed on the 26th, is an employee of a business in Dunsan-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon, which operates in the form of an emotional bar. A fellow employee and acquaintance were also confirmed side by side on the 27th. The quarantine authorities issued an order prohibiting gatherings for two weeks to the business where Mr. A worked.
As a result of the investigation, this emotional bar asked guests entering and leaving an electronic access list with a QR code. Since the last 20 days, the number of visitors has been counted to over 600. The authorities said through an emergency disaster message at around 10 am on the 28th,’Visitors of OOO, Dunsan-dong, Seo-gu between March 19 and 27, should visit a nearby public health center and undergo a corona 19 test.’
Authorities “Possibility of drinking and talking in close proximity”
An official from the quarantine authorities said, “Even if you wear a mask, drinking alcohol and talking with your body in a close state increases the risk of infection. There is a lot of concern,” he said.
Earlier, at a raw fish store near Gamseong Izakaya, 14 confirmed cases related to the raw fish store, starting with the customer B (1227 in Daejeon, 20s), who visited on the 19th. All in their twenties. Mr. B showed symptoms of sore throat and muscle pain on the 22nd, and was confirmed after being tested for Corona 19. The quarantine authorities estimate that the virus spread through droplets in the process of drinking, talking, or traveling by customers.
In Asan, Chungcheongnam-do, five native students who contacted the affiliated kindergarten teacher (No. 1017 in Cheonan) were confirmed as Corona 19. It was investigated that the infected teacher had contacted a confirmed patient in Gwanak-gu, Seoul on the 25th. When the teachers were confirmed, the quarantine authorities conducted an emergency examination on 106 people, including 23 teachers and 83 students at the attached kindergarten. All of the remaining 101 were negative, except for the five indigenous students who tested positive.
Daejeon·Asan = Reporter Shin Jinho [email protected]