China News Service, May 15 (Xinhua) According to reports from South Korean media, a prison guard in Seoul Detention Center in South Korea was diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia on the 15th, and the South Korean Ministry of Justice immediately took emergency measures such as isolation.
The South Korean Ministry of Legal Affairs said on the 15th that A, who lives in Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, was diagnosed in the early morning of the same day. He was a prison guard working in the Seoul Detention Center.
A had contact with the diagnosed patient, and began to show symptoms such as sore throat, fever, and muscle aches on the 13th. On the 14th, he actively reported that he had contact with the diagnosed patient, was tested, and began to isolate himself.
The report said that during the work after contact with the diagnosed patient, A had contacted 254 receivers and 23 staff, a total of 277 people. The Seoul Detention Center immediately took quarantine measures against them, conducted new crown tests, and carried out epidemic prevention and disinfection as a whole.
The main criminal of South Korea's "room N" incident, Zhao Zhubin, also accepted the new crown test.
In order to minimize contact with outsiders, the Seoul Detention Center temporarily suspended general and official meetings from the 14th. At the same time, after consulting with the Korean Bar Association, the lawyer meeting was temporarily suspended.
In addition, the Seoul Court Complex is also under high tension. The Seoul High Court and the Seoul Central District Court, which have frequent contacts with the Seoul Detention Center, have announced adjournment in addition to emergency cases.