On the first day of the Chuseok holiday, the 30th, pink muhly grass in Sinseo Central Park, Dong-gu, Daegu, is signaling the deepening autumn. [Image source=Yonhap News]
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] On the first day of the Chuseok holiday, the owner of a restaurant in Daegu tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), prompting health authorities to take swift action.
According to Daegu City, the owner in his 60s of the restaurant 'Baekkopsigye' located in the underground shopping mall at Daegu Station visited a screening clinic due to cold symptoms such as body aches and was confirmed positive on the same day. Consequently, two employees of the restaurant have been tested and are awaiting results.
Daegu City has sent disaster alert messages advising anyone who visited the restaurant between 3 PM and 8 PM from the 19th to the 29th to refrain from going out and to get tested at the nearest public health center.
Meanwhile, with two new confirmed cases reported the previous day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Daegu area stands at 7,132 as of midnight on the 3rd.
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