(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Confirmed Cases in South Korean Prime Minister's Office Prime Minister's Home Quarantine
China News Service, Seoul, September 22 (Reporter Zeng Nai) Due to a confirmed case in the office of the Prime Minister of South Korea, Prime Minister Ding Shijun was tested for the virus on the same day and quarantined at home.
South Korea’s Central Anti-epidemic Countermeasures Headquarters has added 61 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, with a total of 23,106 confirmed cases.
Since the Korean epidemic rebounded in mid-August, the number of new cases in a single day fell to double digits for three consecutive days, and the epidemic has gradually stabilized.
On September 1, in a chain coffee shop in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea, staff members scanned the codes for entry and exit.
Since August, the number of confirmed cases in South Korea has increased sharply. The South Korean government has upgraded epidemic prevention and control in the capital area. Chain cafes currently prohibit dine-in meals and only allow take-out and take-out services.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Zeng Nai
However, the South Korean epidemic prevention department stated that the epidemic may still break out again because the infection route of more than 25% of the confirmed cases is unknown.
According to the South Korean government, as an employee in the Prime Minister’s Office was diagnosed on the morning of the 22nd, South Korean Prime Minister Ding Shi-kyun was quarantined at home after being tested for the virus that day.
The day before, Ding Shijun attended the meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
South Korean officials said that because Ding Shijun has not had direct face-to-face contact with the confirmed patient in recent days, he is not in close contact.
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