Activists Claim Gay Community May Be Discriminated Against for Coronavirus Cluster Infection in Itaewon

The way I look at this, is that this could have just as easily happened in any nightclub in Seoul with how contagious this disease is:

People wearing face masks walking on a shopping street in Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea on March 6, 2020.

The LGBTQ community in South Korea fears a rise in discrimination after a reported new spike in coronavirus cases was linked to a man who attended night clubs in Seoul’s gay district and later tested positive for the disease.

As of Saturday, May 9, South Korea confirmed 18 new coronavirus cases — the first time in five days that the number jumped above 10. Most of the cases originated in the popular Itaewon district in Seoul, where a 29-year-old man visited three nightclubs before testing positive for the virus.

The man tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, May 7, while an additional 14 people with who he had contact were also infected on Friday.

The 29-year-old could have also infected an estimated 2,000 people after he also walked around Seoul and other neighboring provinces, including Gyeonggi and Gangwon, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said, according to Reuters.

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lee
lee
4 years ago

Not a good time for to live in a country where you’d have to download a tracking app on your phone after testing?

J6Junkie
J6Junkie
4 years ago

Not a good time to be in a country that denies the Parasite Army shot intentionally.

setnaffa
setnaffa
4 years ago

Every election has consequences. It’s intellectually dishonest to elect a guy like Moon and then complain when he fundamentally changes South Korea as he promised.

It’s been a long time since I was on “The Hill”. 1998 or 1999. Has it completely turned into Kebab and LGBTuvwxyz places?

BTW, anybody remember the name of the pool hall with the shiny alumium facade that used to be (as late as 1993, anyway) on the main street in Itaewon, same side as the Hamilton, across from the Wendys, KFC, and the Nashville club (in the basementbthose days)?

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