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In the case of the Sincheonji Church or the call center, where many people have been infected, it was possible to know how many people there were, but this time it is a little different. It hasn't been revealed where it first started, and it's not easy to even check all the people in the club at that time.

Reporter Park Chan-beom pointed out this.

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The seriousness of the Itaewon Club group infection situation comes from the fact that it is not known exactly when and when it began.

Although there were more than 90 confirmed people, it is likely that the path of infection is still dark because the virus has been widespread since the Golden Week.

In addition, the high proportion of asymptomatic and mild cases of confirmed patients and the high number of active people in their 20s and 30s also raise concerns about further spread.

[Jung Eun-Kyung / Director of Disease Control Division: We believe that the incidence and incidence will be somewhat high because there would have been many exposures due to droplets or contact.]

Still, visitor tracking is still difficult.

The club's visitor list was poor, and it is estimated that there are still many visitors who are reluctant to expose due to the nature of entertainment.


Due to the regional nature of Itaewon, it was difficult to trace even the high number of foreigners.

This is in contrast to the case of the infection in the call centers or hospital clinics, as well as in the case of Shincheonji in Daegu.

[Jung Eun-kyung / Disease Management Division: I told you that it is difficult to completely block the link, and that is why it will continue to be a long-term battle that will continue to repeat the epidemic and alleviation.]

Considering that the virus spread around the Itaewon Club during the Golden Holiday, the incubation period It is likely that additional diagnoses will continue to occur until the 20th of the following week.

(Video coverage: Kim Min-cheol, video editing: Yumira, VJ: Oh Se-gwan) 

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