Sejong City officials including the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, etc.

[아시아경제 박형수 기자] Following public officials from the Ministry of Public Administration and Security working in Sejong City, it was also confirmed that public officials from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism had a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19).

According to the Government Building Management Headquarters on the 25th, an official in charge of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism A, who works on the second floor of building 15 of the Sejong Government Complex, was infected with Corona 19.

When the public official’s spouse was confirmed the day before, Officer A also underwent a sample test and received a positive notification that day.

He went on a business trip to Seoul from the afternoon of the 21-23 and worked in the Sejong office until the morning of the 24.

On the 25th, the administration headquarters of the government building disinfected the department’s offices and common spaces below the main office A. The connecting passage between buildings 14 and 15 was blocked.

The department employees were asked to wait at their homes and, in consultation with the city of Sejong, it was decided to conduct a sample test for all employees on the floor on the 26th.

The day before, Officer B, who works on the 8th floor of Annex 1 of the Department of Public Security, Eojin-dong, Sejong City, was diagnosed with Corona 19. The building was closed and emergency quarantine measures were taken, as disinfection.

The Ministry of Public Administration and Security is using the 4th to 8th floors of the KT&G building as the first annex. With the exception of the disaster security management headquarters in the main building, most of the other regional and administrative organizations reside. There are about 250 workers on the eighth floor.

The Ministry of Public Administration and Security recommended that workers on the eighth floor of Annex 1 workers should undergo a sample test, and that the rest of the staff should also be examined. The beautification, facilities management and security personnel in the annex building were also subject to inspection.

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