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It was confirmed that at least 32 employees, trainees and their families were confirmed due to the infection of the corona 19 group at the call center on the 11th floor of the Korea Building, Sindorim-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul.

This is according to the announcement made by local governments by 8 am on the 10th.

As there are many close contacts who have not been tested or have not been tested, the number of related patients is expected to increase.

According to each basic local government, a 56-year-old woman from Nowon-gu, Seoul, who was a call center employee, was confirmed eight days after being examined in Nowon-gu. After 9 days, I received a confirmation notice.

After eight days of receiving notification that the workplace of the patient in Nowon-gu was the call center, Guro-gu contacted the call center staff and 207 trainees and instructed them to take self-containment measures.

54 of them were screened at the Guro-gu Health Center screening hospital on the morning of the morning, where 13 people, including 7 Guro-gu residents and 6 people living in other regions, were positive.

Among the call center employees and trainees who live in Yangcheon-gu, 30-year-old men living in Sinjeong 7-dong and 43-year-old men living in Sinwol 4-dong were confirmed.

Separately, Incheon city officials said that 11 of the call center employees were confirmed on the night of the night, and two more people were confirmed on the morning.

Currently, there are at least 13 residents in Incheon who have been confirmed as confirmed.

Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi-do, said on Thursday night that two of its call center employees were confirmed, and Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, confirmed that four call center employees were confirmed.

A 49-year-old female employee living in Gimpo, Gyeonggi, was confirmed.

Up to now, the number of people listed by each municipality is 38, but the number of people can be duplicated.

This was due to the fact that they were inspected and confirmed in Guro-gu and included in the Guro-gu presentation, but there are six people who live in the city.

According to the number of confirmed patients based on the location of the test, the number of people who are regarded as 'Seoul occurrence' is at least 18 people.

This number is expected to grow further as local governments announce future announcements and additional test results.

Kuro Ward said it plans to have the remaining 153 untrained employees and trainees tested at Guro-gu public health centers or screening clinics by 10 days.

On August 9, Guro-gu finished anti-disinfection work for the entire Korea Building and ordered a total closure of the office space from the 1st to 12th floors.

On the sixth floor of the building, there is an office of the former head of the National Planning and Planning Office of Yoon Kun-young, who is running for parliamentary candidates in Guro-eup district, Seoul.

In addition, we set up a screening clinic on the first floor of the Korea Building and decided to conduct a sample test for visiting residents.

The call center where the outbreak occurred was operated by a company called Metanet M Platform, and its clients include Ace Insurance.

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