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 when it was suspected that the corona 19 was spread, 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 yesterday and today through the cooperation of 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, please do not worry about personal safety and ask for an immediate voluntary sample test. " .

"At the same time, we also secured a list of 494 card users from the card company, so that they could be inspected and sequestered," 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, 7272 people, including visitors and contact persons, have been tested so far in relation to the Itaewon Club group infection, Mayor Park said.

Mayor Park explained, "There were more than 100 confirmed cases related to group infection within a week after the first confirmed cases." It is still unclear as to the source of the infection and the number of unspecified nature is still large, so we believe that the risk factors are high. " 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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