<Anchor> At the
nation's largest livestock product trial center in Eumseong, Chungbuk, more than 10 confirmed cases came out within two days, and the trial room was suspended for one day.
Since the Lunar New Year is ahead, it has been reopened, but it is a place where so many people gather from all over the country, so the authorities are closely grasping the confirmed cases and close contacts.
CJB Ahn Jung is a reporter.
<Reporter> There
are one after another confirmed cases related to the Agricultural Cooperative Livestock Products Tribunal located in Samseong-myeon, Eumseong-gun.
When two initial confirmed cases occurred the day before, a total inspection of 860 people, including the trial center staff and visitors, was conducted, and the number of confirmed cases increased to 13.
Of the confirmed cases, 12 are known to be middle wholesalers and the other 1 are known to be employees of auction partners.
[Number of Cho Byeong-ok/Eumseong County: 13 confirmed patients, including the first confirmed person in Seoul, were 5 in Seoul, 1 in Cheongju, 3 in Jincheon, and 4 in Eumseong-gun by inspection institution area...
.] The
Nonghyup Eumseong Livestock Market is the nation's largest facility capable of slaughtering 2,000 cows and pigs a day.
In particular, beef accounts for 17% of the nationwide distribution.
The auction house was closed for one day and slaughter was temporarily suspended as a confirmed case occurred in a large facility where many people gathered from all over the country.
Ahead of the Lunar New Year, we were conscious of the worst-case scenario of facility closure, but we decided to normalize our work under the condition of strict quarantine management, such as re-performing corona testing for all employees.
[Chae Byeong-hee/Eumseong Livestock Market Production Manager: Meat processing companies usually buy goods and go out for gift sets.
.] The
quarantine authorities are preparing for the possibility of further proliferation as the confirmed person's residence and movement are varied, and 15 close contacts have been identified.
(Video coverage: Park Hee-sung CJB)