It is known that the naturalization policeman from Vietnam was active in the background of the rapid epidemiologic investigation of Bucheon 'Merit Knight'.

Yesterday (18th), the Gyeonggi Gwangju Police Station said it was possible to prevent the spread of the infection, thanks to a Vietnamese naturalization police officer, Lee Bo-eun, who was judged positive for Corona19 and persuaded a late unregistered foreigner A.

After visiting the Itaewon Club, Vietnamese A, who showed suspicious symptoms in Corona19, was positive at the Bucheon City Health Center screening clinic on the 16th. However, due to the guidelines of the quarantine authorities that the visitor of the Itaewon Club does not need to reveal their identity, the only information left by Mr. A was his cell phone contact, and Mr. A seemed to be concerned about the fact that he would be found illegal.

After tracking the location of the mobile phone and confirming that Mr. A was living in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, the authorities were assigned to the Gyeonggi Gwangju Police Station where Captain Lee Boeun worked. Guessing that Mr. A is afraid of his identity, the chief sent a text in Vietnamese, his native language, saying, "I am a Vietnamese policeman. I have an emergency and so please answer the phone." I also sent dozens of texts to convince me that I would not be penalized for the Corona 19 test.


Mr. A, who did not know that the government suspended the crackdown on illegal immigrants because of his poor Korean language, was not relieved until he got in touch with the police chief. The police, through the quarantine authorities, ensured that Mr. A was immediately transported to the hospital, and that he was also able to investigate the movement and reveal that Mr. A's co-worker was infected.

In particular, in the course of the investigation, the “Merit Knight” Bucheon, a diffusion route that the authorities did not understand, was revealed. If Mr. A continued to hide because of fear of punishment, the infection could have spread without knowing the cause.

“I was wondering if there would be a way to help by seeing a lot of foreigners getting caught up in the case in Korea,” said Lee, who worked at the multicultural family center before becoming a police officer. “I am happy to be a police officer and can help in this way.”

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