The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on the 19th that a confirmed corona19 occurred among the workers of the urban space improvement team on the 2nd floor of the main building of the Seoul City Hall.

The confirmed person did not appear at the city hall during the consecutive holidays on the 15th to 17th, and went to work at 9am on the 18th, felt symptoms around 3pm, and after leaving early, was examined and confirmed.

The city is conducting epidemiological investigations, such as checking the path of the confirmed person and the contact person.

In response to the occurrence of confirmed cases, the city of Seoul decided to close the entire main building and conduct quarantine disinfection, and guided all employees to leave.

The Seoul City Hall has a total of 3 government buildings, including the main building and two annexes.

The city instructed the annex workers to leave the main building if they have recently stopped by.

This is the first time that a confirmed case has occurred among employees of the Seoul City Hall building in charge of the Seoul quarantine site.

On the 27th of last month, a part-time external advisor who had previously attended a meeting held at the city hall was confirmed.

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