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Itaewon is a busy place, but young people who have visited pubs around Hongdae, Seoul, are being judged one after another. Five already. The area around Hongdae is also frequently visited by young people, and there is growing concern about whether it will lead to another mass infection.

Reporter Park Jae-hyun.

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going to a pub in Hongdae, the number of confirmed cases infected with Corona 19 increased to five after four social service personnel in Seo-gu, Incheon.

[Hongdae Merchant: I know that (Hongdae) was sterilized all over today. All done (disinfected) ... .] The

confirmers were residents of Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Gimpo, Goyang, and Suwon.

According to a survey by the health authorities, it was found that they stopped by the Hongdae pub last night on the 7th of a friendship with a social worker who was confirmed yesterday.

All six of these parties were reported to have been tested, the other being confirmed.

In addition, a call center employee who was classified as a close contact with these confirmers was confirmed yesterday and the office was closed and 180 employees working together were examined.

Epidemiologic investigations are underway, such as the quarantine authorities to identify the corridors of Hongdae's pubs, but there are growing concerns about further confirmation due to the wide circulation and few contacts.