I expect that these cluster infections are going to keep happening and tracing to limit the spread of the virus is going to be very important over the coming months:
South Korea on Wednesday reported a continued rise in new coronavirus cases linked to a logistics center in a city west of Seoul, putting health authorities on alert over further community spread.
As of 9 a.m., at least 36 virus cases had been traced to the logistics center in Bucheon, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).
The first related case, confirmed last week, is believed to be linked to a cram school instructor in nearby Incheon, who contracted the virus after a visit to Seoul’s nightlife area of Itaewon.
Yonhap
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Here is yet another possible cluster infection that could be popping up in Bucheon:
The Bucheon city government is stepping up efforts to trace more than 250 people who may have been exposed to COVID-19 after finding out that a patient was with them at a nightclub earlier this month.
Korea Times
According to the city government and the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) Monday, the man, an undocumented Vietnamese immigrant, 32, went to the “Merit Night Club” with friends on the night of May 9. After spending about an hour there, they visited a pub and a noraebang (karaoke club) nearby.
Before testing positive for COVID-19 on May 16, the man, who works in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, also visited “Queen” club in Seoul’s Itaewon on May 1.
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Women dressed as animation characters, known as “cosplayers,” pose for a photo at the 20th Bucheon International Comics Festival in the city of Bucheon, west of Seoul, on July 19, 2017. The festival that opened the same day will run through July 23. (Yonhap)
Women dressed as animation characters, known as “cosplay,” pose for a photo at the 19th Bucheon International Comics Festival in the city of Bucheon, west of Seoul, on July 27, 2016. The festival that opened the same day will run through July 31. (Yonhap)
