China News Service, May 9 (Xinhua)-According to Korean media reports, a diagnosed patient (29 years old) in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, went to many nightclubs in the Itaewon area of Seoul before the diagnosis, causing a collective infection. As of now, 40 people have been diagnosed in South Korea, including 3 in the military.
According to the South Korean Ministry of Defense, as of 10 a.m. local time, there were 3 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the Itaewon nightclub in the South Korean Army.
According to reports, Corporal A, a member of the Service Support Squadron of the South Korean National Army Cyber Operations Command in Seoul, Longshan, had been diagnosed with the patient at the same nightclub as Yongren. Another army cadre B, who lives in Longren, also visited a nightclub in Itaewon recently and was diagnosed on the 8th.
On the 8th, the South Korean Ministry of Defense tested 103 people who were in contact with A. Finally, one person was diagnosed.
As a result, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the Korean military rose to 42 cases. In order to prevent the spread of the new crown epidemic, the Korean army has isolated 1,118 people.
On the other hand, Seoul Mayor Park Won-sun said on the 9th that as of 12:00 noon local time, there were 40 confirmed cases in South Korea regarding 27 cases of collective infections in Itaewon nightclubs.
He also said that night clubs, bars and other entertainment venues immediately issued an order prohibiting gathering. From this moment on, the relevant premises must be closed, and any violation of the regulations will be severely punished.
At the same time, Park Yuanchun also said that the list information recorded by the problematic nightclub was partially inaccurate. Among the nearly 2,000 people on the list of people who entered and exited, more than 1,300 people could not get through. The authorities will try their best to subject these unreachable people to testing.