Itaewon 發 Infectious diseases … There are now more confirmed people who have not been to the club.

Check-in 2020.05.15 07:16

Itaewon, Yongsan-gu, Seoul Club-borne coronavirus infection Infectious disease is spreading to those who have not been to the club. As the second and third waves spread in earnest, there are more cases of contact infection among new confirmers than club visitors.

According to the Central Quarantine Countermeasures Headquarters (Bangbang) on ​​the 15th, the pattern of new confirmers related to the Itaewon Club is changing from club visitors to contacts. In the early stages of the situation, there were more confirmed cases focused on club visitors, but for the 0 o’clock count, the first confirmed cases appeared on the 7th and from the 13th to the day before the week, there were more cases of contact infection.

Since last 10, Bang Dae-bon has released the Itaewon club related confirmators as club visitors and contacts. Starting on the 13th, more people became infected without going to the club. Of the 18 confirmed members of the Itaewon Club announced on the 13th, 8 visitors and 10 contacts. On day 14, the gap was widened with 5 visitors and 15 contacts. Of the 133 confirmed cumulative patients reported before noon the previous day, approximately 38% (51) are classified as contacts.

The Itaewon Club group infection is spreading across the country, focused on the work and family of the confirmed person who has been at the club. There have been cases of tertiary infections spreading through karaoke-like places.

The alleged patient, Yongin 66, infected a colleague, and in Incheon, 9 middle and high school students and 5 adults, including academy students, other teachers, and extracurricular students and tutors, were infected by an instructor who went to the club. At a hospital in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul, another employee and hospital patient were serially infected by an occupational therapist who visited the club.

Experts believe that this “N order” case will continue to emerge. This is because people exposed to the crown at Club Itaewon are unlikely to spread the virus to their homes and workplaces. In particular, it is troubling that most club visitors are in their 20s and 30s and are socially active. It is estimated that the number of contacts is not small because they have many exchanges with friends and colleagues and a wide range of activities.