It was confirmed that an additional US government employee working in the building was infected with a corona 19 confirmed case in the annex of the government building in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, which is being used as a government office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

According to the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, the government building management headquarters of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security said 11 people (9 employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and 2 people related to the US Dollar civil service) who were in close contact with A and US government officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who were confirmed on the 22nd last weekend. As a result of the specimen examination, Mr. C, a US dollar official, was positive.

All nine employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were confirmed negative, and one other US dollar official was negative yesterday (23rd).

An official from the government building management headquarters said, "C, who was additionally confirmed, is in charge of cleaning the machinery and electrical rooms on the 4th, 5th, and 6th floors of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building," he said. "This space is not a space where employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs work." Explained.

He added, "Mr. C's movement will be closely checked by the health authorities, but it seems that there are no other close contacts other than the first confirmed person, Mr. B, as far as we know."

A total of 17 people were in close contact with the confirmed patients in the annex of the Seoul Government Building, with 15 people related to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Affairs, and 2 people related to the US government officials.

Including these 17 subjects, a total of 35 subjects were tested.

Of these, 11 were pre-tested over the weekend, one tested positive and 10 negative.

The remaining 24 people who have not yet been tested will undergo a specimen test today (24th), and the test results are expected to be released on the 24th to 25th.