It was found on the 12th that about 2,000 of the 5,500 people who visited the Itaewon Club in Seoul, which had a corona19 outbreak, could not be contacted.

The government is focusing on finding Itaewon club visitors by mobilizing all available resources such as base station information and card payment information.

According to the quarantine authorities such as the Central Disaster Safety Response Headquarters (Major Disaster), the number of confirmed corona19-related persons in Itaewon Club increased to 93 by the previous day and 101 by 10 am on the same day.

"The most important part to prevent the spread of Itaewon club-related group outbreaks is the prosecution," said Tae-Ho Yoon, general manager of the Center for Accident Prevention, at the regular briefing held at the Sejong Government Complex. Blocking tea infections is the most effective way to stabilize this problem early. "

To this end, the city of Seoul secures a list of 5,517 visitors from 5 clubs in the Itaewon area (King, Trunk, Queen, Him, Soho) from April 24 to May 6, to identify and verify the identity of the visitors. .

Of these, 2,405 were called in person to complete the investigation.

Informational messages have been sent to 1,130 of the remaining 3,112 who do not answer calls.

About 1,982 people who can't be contacted are checked through base station information and club card payment information.

The Yongsan Police Station also secured closed circuit (CC) TV data to support epidemiological investigations.

Separately, with the cooperation of the police and the telecommunications company, a list of 1,905 people who had access to the base station at five Itaewon clubs and taverns during the same period were sent to them requesting them to be tested for Corona 19.

The government provides free corona19 diagnostic tests to people who have visited the Itaewon area from April 24 to May 6.

Accordingly, the number of inspections doubled.

Diagnostic tests, which were from 4,000 to 5,000 per day, increased to 12,398 the previous day.
To date, there have been over 7,000 inspections in progress involving visitors to Itaewon nightlife.

In particular, Seoul and Jeollabuk-do allowed visitors to the Itaewon club to undergo diagnostic tests without worrying about their identity.

If you wish, you can check by phone number without writing your name.

The government is mobilizing methods such as checking credit card sales slips by businesses and checking CCTVs to identify visitors.

The National Police Agency has established an emergency response team operation system of 8,559 nationwide.

Through this, we plan to identify club visitors whose location is not verified.

The survey of users of 'Black Sleep Room' in Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul, where the Itaewon Club prosecutors have been going, will supplement the survey by visiting Itaewon visitors.

Regarding the need for an investigation of sleeping room users, Yoon said, “It was found that I often stay in an Itaewon club and go to a sleeping room.” If you do, I think that it can be solved for a lot of users of the sleeping room. ”

Ban said that the quarantine authorities will strictly protect and respect personal information, and asked those who need prosecutors to rely on prosecutors with confidence.

He also said that he would respond to those who do not cooperate with epidemiological investigations with the help of the police through CCTV investigations.

He said that during the 'social distance' period, if it is confirmed that the clubs, etc., were operating without complying with the quarantine rules, they can review not only fines but also claims for reimbursement rights.

At the same time, regarding the schedule of elementary and middle school attendance for one week, he emphasized, "We will prepare for the prevention of remediation in preparation for the resumption of school." I did.

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