[Breaking] Cluster Infection from Geoje Entertainment Venues and Bathhouses Spreads to Daewoo Shipbuilding... 12 Confirmed Cases

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Ju-hyung] The COVID-19 cluster infections originating from entertainment establishments and bathhouses in Geoje-si, Gyeongnam, have spread to large shipyards.

According to Geoje-si, as of the morning of the 17th, 12 employees of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and its partner companies have been infected with COVID-19.

All of them work at the Okpo Shipyard in Geoje.

Since the 13th, 'Nth generation infections' originating from entertainment establishments and bathhouses have occurred in Geoje-si. The bathhouses and entertainment establishments where the cluster infections began are located in Okpo-dong.

Centered around Okpo-dong, confirmed cases are pouring out in Ajou-dong and Jangseungpo-dong, where the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Okpo Shipyard is located.

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering stated that they are not yet considering halting operations.

A company official said, "Since the employees were infected with COVID-19 outside the company, we are strengthening internal quarantine measures while closely monitoring the trend of community infections."