정세균 "이번주 안에 이태원 클럽 방문자 전원 진단검사 실시 목표"<br /><br />Health officials in South Korea, on alert over concerns of a community spread, hope to complete the tracking and testing of everyone who may have come into contact with COVID-19 in Seoul nightclubs by the end of this week.<br />Our Hong Yoo reports.<br />South Korea aims to locate all visitors to the Itaewon nightclubs and bars affected by the recent cluster infections within this week...in order for them to be tested for COVID-19.<br />Speaking at a government meeting on Wednesday, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said there are still some people who could not be reached...but it's just a matter of time before they are tracked down.<br />He has urged for those people to get tested willingly and added that no personal information will be recorded...to prevent any issues of privacy.<br />Should they test positive for COVID-19, only their recent travel history will be checked so to prevent any secondhand transmissions.<br />Among those whose cell phones had connected to base stations in the close vicinity of the clubs between April 24th and May 6th, 11-percent were foreign nationals.<br />In response, Seoul has pledged to distribute details of the new COVID-19 measures in 12 different languages and will ask the relevant embassies to encourage their citizens to get tested.<br />Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon said the number of people getting tested daily in Seoul is 8 times larger due to the Itaewon community transmission.<br />But, has expressed concern over young people in their twenties and thirties who have a wide travel range and may have visited enclosed spaces...where the virus can be easily transmitted.<br />Meanwhile, three other nightclubs in Itaewon have been confirmed to have cases of COVID-19.<br />Mayor Park warned that if things get worse, stricter measures to ensure that entertainment facilities are following quarantine guidelines could be implemented.<br />Hong Yoo, Arirang News.<br />
