Seoul City announced on the 20th that there were nine confirmed cases of corona19 group infection at a nursing facility in Gangseo-gu.

One user of this facility was confirmed for the first time on the 19th, and another 8 users were confirmed by 10 am on the 20th.

The quarantine authorities inspected 93 people, including the first confirmed contact.

Of these, 81 were negative, and some are still being tested.

The initial route of infection has not been identified.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government dispatched an immediate response team here to provide emergency protection and temporarily close the facility.

A city official said, "Considering that the user of the facility is elderly, we will take close care of the users and contacts and take action immediately."

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