이태원 클럽 관련 총 47명...서울시, 유흥시설 집합금지 명령<br /><br />47 COVID-19 cases connected to people who visited clubs in Itaewon.<br />As the government temporarily suspends the operation of all such facilities, health authorities are still on high alert to stop the spread of cluster infections.<br />Choi Won-jong has the full story.<br />South Korea has confirmed a total of 47 COVID-19 cases linked to a man who visited clubs and bars in Itaewon, the city's popular multicultural neighborhood. This is according to the combined numbers announced by health authorities and local governments. The 29-year-old patient who lives in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do Province was found to be infected after visiting five different clubs in Itaewon last Friday night...More than one-thousand-five-hundred people visited those clubs.<br />One of the other patients from this new cluster of infections works at a bank call center. The call center has now been closed, and workers are currently working from home.<br />Health authorities are investigating whether there was another source of infection other than the patient from Yongin.<br />Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon held an emergency briefing on Saturday at 2 PM and made an administrative order banning the operation of clubs, bars, and other nightlife places in the city.<br />"Such facilities have to immediately suspend their businesses and will face severe punishments in case of violation."<br />He added that the order would remain in effect until further notice.<br />In the meantime, health officials continue to urge people who visited clubs in Itaewon from April 29 to May 6 to self-quarantine and contact 1339 or a nearby health center.<br />Choi Won-jong, Arirang News.<br />
