'Indian Variant Cluster Infection' Confirmed Official Falsely Reports Movement... Causes Mass Infection

On the 13th, citizens are waiting to be tested at the temporary COVID-19 screening site set up at Seoul Station Plaza. According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency as of midnight that day, the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country increased by 452 to 147,874. Photo by Mo Nam Moon munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Seoyoung] It has been revealed that a public official who tested positive in the cluster infection incident of the India-origin variant of COVID-19 concealed their movement routes from the quarantine authorities.

Incheon City announced today (the 13th) that public official A, who tested positive for COVID-19, gave false statements by hiding their movement routes on the 25th of last month. A is currently a confirmed case of the India-origin variant virus 'Delta infection' among the cluster infections mainly occurring in Namdong-gu, Incheon.

A met an acquaintance on the 23rd of last month, two days before testing positive, but did not disclose this during the epidemiological investigation. At that time, A was found to have met the acquaintance while their child was under self-quarantine as a contact of a confirmed case. Furthermore, it is known that an additional 18 infection cases occurred through the family and coworkers of the acquaintance A met. The total number of confirmed cases related to this infection cluster has now reached 58.

Park Namchun, Mayor of Incheon, stated, "Since A's confirmed case was related to the India variant virus, the matter was very serious," and pointed out, "There is no excuse for a person working in the public sector to have given false statements." He also emphasized repeatedly, "Due to A's false statements, a blind spot in quarantine measures occurred for two weeks. We urge Namdong-gu to thoroughly take the necessary actions."