The number of cases of 4th infection in Corona 19 from Itaewon Club in Seoul increased to 2 people.

This is an example of using a karaoke as a follow-up to the known Seoul jail prison.

Jung Eun-kyung, head of the Central Quarantine Countermeasures Office, explained at the regular briefing held at the Osong Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Chungcheongbuk-do on the 17th (17th).

One is Mr. A, a prison officer at the Seoul Detention Center, as known the day before.

Gwanak-gu # 46, who went to the Itaewon club, infected his acquaintance (patient in Dobong # 10), and infected two people who were singing in another room when patient Dobong # 10 visited a karaoke room in Dobong-gu.

Prison guard A was infected when one of these two and his acquaintance's wedding attended on the 9th.

A newly-known case today also spread through karaoke.

Gwanak-gu patient 46 was infected with Gwanak-gu's karaoke room, and then Gangseo-gu patient 31 was infected using the same room.

One example of an infection confirmed today is the family of one of her acquaintances.

"The direct visit to the club is passing through the incubation period. Recently, the number of second to fourth confirmed persons exposed at home or multi-use facilities is increasing." .

"There are a lot of secondary contacts, and self-isolation is in progress, so we have to watch the situation for further outbreaks." There is. "

The quarantine authorities reiterated that it is necessary to subdivide the risks of each facility, especially in the space where a large number of young people gather due to the group infection.

"We need to pay attention to spaces such as entertainment facilities, coin karaoke rooms, taverns, bowling alleys where people in their 20s and 30s tend to go." "It's complementing that part."

Corona 19 related to the Itaewon Club in Seoul increased to 168 by adding two more today.

Of the 168, 89 people visited the Itaewon Club in person, and the remaining 79 were contacts such as their families, acquaintances, and colleagues.

By age, 19-29 years old is the most frequent, with 27 people in their 30s, 17 people under 18, 11 people in their 40s, 6 people in their 50s, and 5 people over 60.

By region, most of the metropolitan areas, including 93 in Seoul, 33 in Gyeonggi, and 22 in Incheon, are occupied.

9 from Chungbuk, 4 from Busan, 1 from Chungnam, Daejeon, Jeonbuk, Gyeongnam, Gangwon, and Jeju.

Eight out of nine Chungbuk confirmed patients are cases related to the Army Student Military School in Goesan, Chungbuk, a military isolation facility.

Gender is 136 males and 32 females.

Yesterday, among 13 new confirmers, 6 cases occurred in the community, and 5 of them were related to the occurrence of club groups.

All of these have been identified as contacts of existing confirmers.

One case in Daegu was positive for the thorough examination conducted prior to the implementation of the job service for the elderly, and the quarantine authorities are taking measures to prevent epidemiology and further infection.

Of the 7 overseas inflows, 5 countries in the Americas, 1 in Europe, and 1 in other countries (Kuwait).

"People who visited clubs and taverns in Itaewon, Seoul from April 24 to May 6, please refrain from going out and visit the screening clinic regardless of symptoms, and ask for a diagnostic test."

He said, "If you are engaged in facilities that are used by many people, such as educational facilities, religious facilities, indoor sports facilities, and medical institutions, the risk of spreading the infection is very high, so be sure to take a diagnostic test." 

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