87 out of 94 ‘confirmed the Itaewon metropolitan area’ … 23 people have never had a club-Chosun.com

Infection from the club-transmitted coronavirus group in Itaewon has risen to at least 94 in five days. The secondary infection spread to older people who are vulnerable to crown infections, such as 80-year-old grandmothers who were infected by grandchildren who have been to the club.

According to local governments, such as the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 94 confirmed cases, including the Itaewon Club visitor and contact as of 6:00 p.m.

◇ Direct attack on the metropolitan area … 23 people have secondary infections

Of the 94 taxpayers related to the Itaewon club, 87 (92.5%) lived in the metropolitan area, including Seoul (59), Gyeonggi (21) and Incheon (7). The metropolitan area, home to some 26 million people, more than half of the country’s population, is reported to be at risk for a group infection related to the Itaewon club.

According to the Central Quarantine Countermeasures Headquarters, at least 23 (24.4%) of the confirmers related to the Itaewon club did not attend Itaewon, but this was a confirmed case. More than double 11 people a day ago. The asymptomatic rate among all confirmed patients is as high as 1 in 3 (34.9%), and cases of secondary infection with neighbors continue to emerge. An 84-year-old woman living in Guro-gu, Seoul, was confirmed as a crown after eating at a hotel with her daughter and grandson before Mother’s Day on Day 7.

A design firm in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, had seven people confirmed to this day. Jungnang-gu’s confirmer (28), Seoul, is presumed to have gone to the Itaewon Club and moved six co-workers. Jung Eun-kyung, head of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said: “There will be many outbreaks before the 13th.”

◇ Metropolitan area, club, youth … Difficult to trace

Experts are concerned that infection in the Seoul metropolitan area can be done with this infection from the Itaewon club. “The club is very likely to spread due to the high concentration of viruses in the air due to intense activity and cheers in a closed underground space,” said Jeon Byung-yul (former director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention ). “There is a great possibility of spread through transportation to work.” On the day, of the 86 confirmed at noon, 70.1% (61) of those under 30 were diagnosed.

However, due to the nature of the entertainment facility, it is difficult to complete the visitor list and it is difficult to identify users and contacts. The city of Seoul has 5517 people who visited five clubs in Itaewon from the night of the 29th of the last month until the dawn of the 6th of the last month. However, more than half of the 3,112 (56.4%) are not contacted due to their fake phone numbers on the access list.

On the other hand, in the case of a call center in Guro-gu, Seoul, where 166 people and the infection of the largest group in the metropolitan area were confirmed, the quarantine authorities completed the diagnostic tests in 1027 of a total 1143 people including workers and visitors to the call center in just 6 days.

Cases have also been confirmed in Itaewon clubs other than the five clubs the government is pursuing. Seodaemun-gu on the 11th said: “On the 2nd, a 20-year-old man who went to the Itaewon ‘Made’ Club was confirmed.” This club has been known as a popular destination for both men and women. Massive spread is likely in the last 2 to 10 days. It is 400 meters from the five existing clubs, but Yongin Deokja (29), the first Itaewon club infection case, is not expected to find the infection route. “I don’t think 1 or 2 people have spread to everyone,” said Eun-Kyung Jeong, director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

◇ City of Seoul “Anonymous Inspection Introduction”

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency decided to inject 2,162 11th police officers to confirm the identity and whereabouts of the club. The plan is to track visitor numbers by ensuring the card’s usage history, cell phone base station access list, and CCTV.

The Seoul city government said on this day: “I am ordering an ‘Immediate Prosecutor’s Order’ to go to an Itaewon entertainment center during the holiday period.” . The Seoul Metropolitan Government decided to conduct an ‘anonymous test’ starting this day when it was noted that it would be difficult to perform a rapid diagnostic test because a minority is reluctant to reveal their identity and those concerned about the ‘stigma effect’ due to a visit to a related club. It means that if you want, you will be given a health center number like ‘Yongsan 01’ without registering your name, so you can receive a free diagnostic test.