Seoul Metropolitan Mayor Park Won-soon announced on the 12th that the Itaewon Club sent a text message requesting that the Seoul Metropolitan Government secured a full list of 1,905 nearby base station accessors at the time of suspected transmission of the Corona 19 and asked them to undergo the Corona 19 inspection. The.

Mayor Park held a briefing at the city hall on this day and said, "We have secured the entire list of base station users through yesterday (11th) and today through cooperation between the police and the news agency."

He explained that he had already sent a text message to all of the identified base station users, and that he was sending another message this afternoon.

Mayor Park emphasized, "The fight against infectious diseases is a speed battle." Between April 24th and May 6th, those who were in the vicinity of the Itaewon Club, do not worry about the safety of the personality and urge them to undergo a voluntary sample test as soon as possible. " .

"At the same time, we also secured a list of 494 card users from the card company for inspection and self-isolation," he explained.

He said that the total number of confirmed Itaewon clubs was 101 in the country at 10 am on the 12th, of which 64 were confirmed in Seoul.

In Seoul, 7272 people, including visitors and contacts, have been tested to date regarding the Itaewon Club group infection, Mayor Park said.

Mayor Park said, "In the first week of the outbreak, there were more than 100 confirmed cases related to group infection." It is considered that the risk factor is high because the source of infection is still unclear and there are still many unspecified numbers due to the nature of the situation. I did.

"The problem is that the second infection, such as the family and co-workers of the confirmed person who went to the club, is sparking," he said. "Third infections have not been confirmed yet, but asymptomatic infections are over 36% and the transmission rate is very fast." I can't help but be concerned about it. ”

He repeatedly emphasized that "to prevent the spread of the region as much as possible, a quick thorough inspection is essential."

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