49 49 soldiers with voluntary reports of “Visit Itaewon” … Concerns about resuming the holidays ↑

The number of confirmed cases of new Itavwon Club-related coronavirus infection (Corona 19) has increased to 47. After Seoul, Gyeonggi, Incheon, Chungbuk and Busan, additional confirmers were added in Jeju. Itaewonbal infection spreads throughout the country. Furthermore, it is feared that the number of infected people will increase in the future as the second infected person will continue and many of the Itaewon club visitors will not even contact them. The photo shows the streets of Itaewon in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on the morning of 10. 2020.5.10 © News1

49 confirmed soldiers are reported to have voluntarily reported that a new infectious coronavirus disease (Corona 19) confirmed the visit to the Itaewon area in the last two days after visiting the Itaewon Club in Seoul.

According to 11 military officers, 49 soldiers reported from 26 to 6 this month, according to instructions from the Ministry of National Defense to voluntarily report the use of entertainment facilities near Itaewon.

Among them, the number of apprentices was the highest with approximately 30 people. Most are believed to have visited the Itaewon area prior to enlistment.

An official from the Ministry of National Defense said: “As a preventive measure, it is not only the establishment where this confirmed person came out, but it is also subject to reports if I visited the entire Itaewon area during that period.”
The problem is active duty officers and executives. This was the time when “social distance” was implemented, and it is a violation of the guidelines, which is the principle of waiting for accommodation after work. The Ministry of National Defense announced that it would “punish orders” for military officers who should feel burdened with their security responsibilities, and would punish them strictly.

In the military, Sergeant A of the Armed Forces Cyber ​​Operations Command and Yongin Captain B, Gyeonggi-do, visited the Itaewon Club where the “confirmed Yongin 66” visited the club and was infected with Crown 19. confirmed two contacts with Sergeant A and Captain B.

Accordingly, the Ministry of National Defense recommended voluntarily reporting whether or not to visit Itaewon for all soldiers, including training personnel. The policy is not to report voluntarily, but to be punished and aggravated if discovered later.

According to reports, the Ministry of National Defense quarantined 49 self-reported individuals and carried out a gene amplification test (PCR) to detect crown infection19.

Military authorities have had full control of vacationers and evacuations since February 22 to prevent the spread of Corona 19. However, in line with the government’s transition to “stay away from life,” it has been allowing vacations. again since the 8th, but the need to control the holidays again has increased as 50 visitors from Itaewon in the military have approached 50.