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In the preventive examination of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) carried out by the city of Dongducheon in Gyeonggi province for foreigners residing in the region, more than 90 confirmed cases were found in two days.
Dongducheon City announced on the 2nd that 105 people, including foreigners and Koreans residing in the region, had been diagnosed with Corona 19.
Dongducheon City is conducting a total inspection of 3,966 registered foreigners in the area as the number of confirmed foreign patients in nearby local governments such as Yangju City increases.
On the 28th of last month, preventive tests were conducted at Dongducheon City Detection Clinic, Temporary Detection Clinic and Mobile Sample Collection Team. Seven people tested positive on day 1 and 92 more were confirmed that day.
In addition to these, one foreigner who entered abroad, three foreigners who came into contact with the confirmed patient, and seven Koreans also tested positive on the same day.
A total of 105 confirmed cases occurred in Dongducheon City over two days from 1 to 2, of which 96 were foreigners and 9 were Korean.
Previously, three individuals whose samples were duplicated and were excluded from the list were identified.
Most of the confirmed foreigners are asymptomatic and their residence is Dongducheon, but the main living areas, such as workplaces, were found to be diverse, such as Yangju, Pocheon, Namyangju and Incheon.
Earlier on the 18th of last month, Dongducheon City sent a notice to churches and communities related to foreigners, recommending that they undergo the Corona 19 test.
However, it is not known how many foreigners registered in Dongducheon City have been tested at the Dongducheon City Public Health Center through screening clinics and temporary screening clinics.
The epidemiological relationship between the confirmed cases has not been confirmed, so there is concern about the spread of the local community.
Consequently, quarantine authorities are investigating the dynamics of the confirmed patients.
The quarantine authorities are conducting a basic epidemiological investigation by mobilizing 10 city hall employees who can speak English, and 15 epidemiological investigators will be employed at the central and Gyeonggi-do levels.
An official from Dongducheon City said: “There is nothing especially confirmed other than that there were many confirmed cases, mainly foreign ones.”
Meanwhile, as the number of confirmed cases increased, mainly among foreigners in the region, Dongducheon City, in consultation with the Education Bureau, changed the local kindergarten and elementary, middle and middle school classes. secondary to remote classes for two days until the 3rd.
In addition, safety texts in English are sent through the foreign community, the missionary pastor and the Bosan-dong Shopping Center, so that foreign residents who have not passed through inspection and foreign workers in industrial complexes in the region can be inspected quickly.
Additionally, a plan is being reviewed to temporarily extend the Temporary Detection Clinic’s hours of operation from 9 a.m. M. At 6 p. M.
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