All 215 Contacts Tested Negative in Comprehensive Screening Results
[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Eunpyeong-gu (Mayor Kim Mi-kyung) announced that it is making every effort to minimize parents' concerns and prevent further infections after an elementary school student and a daycare center child were consecutively confirmed as COVID-19 positive on the 26th and 27th.
When elementary school student A, residing in Eungam-dong, Eunpyeong-gu, was confirmed COVID-19 positive on the 26th, and daycare center child B, who had contact with A, was additionally confirmed positive on the 27th, Eunpyeong-gu promptly conducted comprehensive testing of related contacts to prevent anxiety from spreading among local parents raising young children.
By the 28th, COVID-19 tests were completed for a total of 215 people: 64 close contacts of A (2 piano academy students, 1 visiting teacher, 61 daycare classroom students), 82 close contacts of B (4 family members, 81 daycare center children, 1 other), and 69 general contacts of both A and B. All tested negative.
The district completed disinfection of the two children’s homes and their movement routes, and plans to impose a 14-day self-quarantine on contacts who tested negative.
Kim Mi-kyung, Mayor of Eunpyeong-gu, said, “With COVID-19 cases among children with vulnerable immunity, parents around must be more worried than ever. We will do our best to manage contacts and conduct disinfection to prevent any further cases.”
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