I moved to my grandson and grandmother who went to the club … Infection in other Itaewon clubs

In Seoul, Itaewon Club (發) new coronavirus infection (Corona19) The spread of the collective infection is strong. On day 6, after the alleged number 20 patient in Yongin, who is presumed to be the first person infected, there were more than 90 confirmed cases on day 11.

According to the Central Defense Countermeasures Headquarters on the 11th, the confirmed cumulative number of Itaewon clubs increased to 95. As of 6 pm, 59 people in Seoul (47 people with primary infection and 12 people with secondary infection) and 36 in Gyeonggi and Incheon.

Secondary infections in the community are also spreading to families, acquaintances and colleagues of confirmed people. On the 2nd, I visited the Itaewon Club, and on the 10th, my 80-year-old grandmother was infected with a second infection from a man in his 30s who lived in Incheon. In Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, the mother (54) was infected a second time by Mr. A (24) from # 76, Bucheon, who was confirmed by Corona 19 after visiting the Itaewon Club. Mr. A was identified as a restaurant employee at a department store in Bucheon. Bucheon City is investigating the possibility of a secondary infection in the department store.

There were also cases of suspected secondary infections in the military. According to Yongin-si and the military, the crown19 was confirmed to Lieutenant B (25) of the Army Ground Operations Command subunit in Yongin. He went to the Itaewon King’s Club and was serving on the same grounds as Captain C, 29, of the Central Replenishment Battalion under Army headquarters, which was confirmed on the 8th. As a result of the quarantine investigation, L Lieutenant B had no history of visiting the Itaewon Club or any underlying illness. A Yongin City official said, “The Gyeonggi-do epidemiological investigator is investigating Lieutenant B’s exact route of infection.”

A second infection also caused the neighborhood office to close. According to Suwon health authorities, D, a woman in her twenties, who is number 52 diagnosed in Suwon, is likely infected by the 17th confirmed person in Jungnang-gu, Seoul, who was confirmed after visiting the Itaewon club. on day 2. They are both coworkers. In particular, when Mr. D’s younger brother was identified as an employee of the Jangan-gu office, the city of Suwon decided to close the General Civil Affairs Division of the Jangan-gu office until the results of the test were obtained. sample of his brother. Jung Eun-kyung, head of the Central Office of Quarantine Countermeasures, said: “It is estimated that there will be many outbreaks between 7 and 13 days considering the average incubation period. This week is very important to avoid the second and third transmission.” If you recently went to the Itaewon nightlife, ask me for a quick inspection tomorrow today.

According to Bang Dae-bon, 3,112 of the 5,517 members from 5 clubs in Itaewon, including King, Trunk and Queen, who visited ‘Yongin 66’, known as the first patient of the first Itaewon Club group infection, were still in contact. It is not coming. As a result, the police began to track visits to the club. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said on the morning of the day, “I received a request for cooperation from the Yongsan-gu Office and went on to identify and verify the identities of the visitors.”

Police plan to establish his identity by investigating the phone number recorded on the visit, the history of credit card use, and securing a list of users from the mobile phone base station. A police officer said: “We will identify the person through CCTV and conduct a direct inspection.”

Among them, a man in his 20s in Hongje 1-dong, Seodaemun-gu, who visited another club (maid) in addition to five clubs in Itaewon, was confirmed by corona19 and health authorities are nervous. Corona 19 shows the possibility of widespread spread throughout Itaewon.

Reporter Chae Hye-sun and Shim Seok-yong [email protected]