22 Seoul Metropolitan Government Urban Transportation Office Executives and Staff Infected with COVID-19 in Cluster... Why?

22 Seoul Metropolitan Government Urban Transportation Office Executives and Staff Confirmed COVID-19 Positive...Last Week One Employee Showed Symptoms, Suspected Infection Spread Through Contact with Executives...Some Departments Suggest Possible Bathroom Transmission

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Twenty-two Seoul city officials have tested positive for COVID-19, drawing attention to the infection route.

They are mainly executives and staff members of the Urban Transportation Office, raising interest in why only this group was collectively diagnosed with COVID-19.

As of the 8th, no cases have been reported from other departments or bureaus, increasing the curiosity.

According to Seoul city, it is presumed that the infection originated from an employee who showed COVID-19 symptoms last week.

It is speculated that after executives who had contact with this employee were infected first, the virus spread to other staff members through meetings and other interactions.

Some suspect that the infection may have occurred through the Urban Transportation Office restroom.

Meanwhile, at the Seoul Metropolitan Council's Budget and Accounts Committee, no confirmed cases have been reported so far among council members and Seoul city executives who had contact with the infected but wore masks properly.