A total of 79 confirmed corona19 confirmed Seoul Itaewon clubs today (11th) at 8 am.

With the rapid spread of the Itaewon Club-related group infection, the government strongly urged those who visited the Itaewon area from April 24 to May 6 to cooperate with the quarantine measures.

Tae-ho Yoon, head of the Center for Prevention and Accidents at the Central Accident Remediation Headquarters, announced at the regular briefing at the Central Emergency Management Headquarters today at the Sejong Government Complex, "At 6 o'clock in the morning, an additional 6 people were confirmed in connection with the Itaewon Club. I did.

The number of confirmed Itaewon club participants was 73 at 8 pm yesterday.

Of these, 59 people visited the club directly, and 14 were infected by the community.

In addition, the number of cumulative confirmers related to the Itaewon Club increased to 79, with six additional confirmed by 8 am today.

The infection has spread rapidly since the first confirmed person related to the Itaewon Club on the 6th.

As of 12:00 noon yesterday, there were a total of 54 confirmed members of the Itaewon Club, with 25 additional confirmed within 20 hours.

"As of April 24th to May 6th, those who visited Itaewon Club and other areas are urged to actively cooperate with the measures of the quarantine authorities. In particular, please refrain from contact with others and have health care with or without symptoms. I asked ☎1339 for screening at the screening clinic. "

The manuscript emphasized that "In this process, personal information will be strictly protected and respected."

Son Young-rae, head of the Strategic Planning Division at the Central Accident Research Division, said, "Don't tell me you went to the 'specific club' in question, and just tell me you visited the entertainment facilities around Itaewon. Urged to participate.

Today, Daejungbon discussed a plan for the prevention measures related to the Itaewon Club with local governments such as Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi-do.
The government issued an administrative order recommending the refrain from operating entertainment facilities for one month from 8 pm on the 8th, and complying with the quarantine regulations.

Seoul City, where the largest number of confirmers are coming out, is based on the access list and closed circuit (CC) TV data of the 5 clubs in Itaewon from April 24 to May 6, and the visitor status is monitored during this period. It was selected as a diagnostic test target.

In addition, people with negative voices from the prosecution were classified as active surveillance subjects, and those who visited the King, Queen and Trunk Clubs from 10 pm on the first of May to 4 am on the 2nd were self-contained.

Seoul Metropolitan Government has issued orders to prohibit the gathering of entertainment facilities in the building since the 9th, and is checking the implementation.

If we violate the order to ban the collective action, we will take strong measures, such as accusation, and in the event that a confirmed person occurs while operating in violation of the order, we will request for compensation for treatment costs.

Other municipalities, such as Incheon and Gyeonggi-do, are also conducting diagnostic tests on club visitors in Itaewon, and have issued an order to prohibit collective gathering from entertainment facilities in the jurisdiction and decided to charge fines and damages.

In addition to these three attempts in the metropolitan area, Busan and Chungnam Province will issue an administrative order by the local government itself, and other attempts can issue additional administrative orders at the discretion of the governor.

Yoon emphasized that active prosecution and self-isolation measures are important because most of the Itaewon club-related entrants are young people in their 20s and 30s.

The government is mandating that Itaewon club-related contacts should be tested for symptoms after self-isolation.

However, since it is difficult to identify and classify contact persons, it is recommended that anyone who visits a dangerous facility such as an Itaewon club or pub be tested regardless of symptoms.

"As the younger generation has a higher rate of asymptomatic infections, younger generations are taking measures to prevent the possibility of infection, as well as to prevent the spread to others and communities early," said Yoon.

On the other hand, a total of 14 people are wearing the safety band (electronic wristband) that is intended to be worn by violators of self-isolation as of 6 pm yesterday.

They have been found to have violated self-containment for grocery shopping, walking, smoking, and hospital visits.   

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