According to South Korea's "Chronichou Ilbo" report on the 22nd, South Korea's Central Epidemic Prevention Headquarters stated on the same day that based on genomic analysis of new coronavirus cases, it is speculated that the virus that triggered the cluster infection of Seoul Itaewon nightclub is likely to be from Europe and the United States, rather than the Xintiandi believers or China who had cluster infection last time. On the same day, the South Korean local procuratorate sent more than 100 people to search and collect evidence from the branches of Xintiandi Church across the country. This is the first time that the procuratorate has conducted a mandatory investigation into Xintiandi related facilities.
Yonghap News Agency said that the World Health Organization divides the new coronavirus into three types: S, V and G according to the difference in base sequence. Among them, the early virus found in Wuhan is S type, the V virus is mainly concentrated in China and East Asia, while the G virus is mainly prevalent in Europe and the United States. Zheng Yinjing, director of the South Korean Central Countermeasures Headquarters, said at a press conference on the 22nd that after analyzing the new coronavirus samples of 151 infected people, it was found that the virus base sequence of the Itaewon infected people is consistent, and it is speculated to be the same source of infection, and it is the same type of new coronavirus as the recent inflows from Europe and the United States. Therefore, these cases are more likely to be infected by European and American entrants. Xintiandi Daegu The viruses related to the church and the Cheongdo Dainan Hospital in North Gyeongsang Province are both V-type viruses, while the analysis of early influx cases and Korean expatriates in Wuhan shows that the viruses are both S-type.
South Korea's Suwon Local Procuratorate searched and collected evidence on branches of the Xincheon Di Church across the country, including the private homes and offices of relevant people such as Lee Wanxi, the leader of the Xincheon Di Church. As of 0:00 on the same day, South Korea had 20 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, with a total of 11,142 confirmed cases.
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1 people were diagnosed and associated with more than 5,500 people! Restore the whole story of the collective infection chain of Itaewon, South Korea, and understand the whole story of the collective infection chain of Itaewon nightclub in South Korea. On May 6, a 29-year-old man living in Cheongdeok-dong, Qixing District, Yongin City was diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia. He worked in a software company in Pentang District, Chengnan City. He started taking vacations on April 30. He developed symptoms such as fever and diarrhea on May 2. He was examined on the 5th and was diagnosed at 7 a.m. on the 6th. htmlApril 30 and May 5 are the Buddha's Birthday and Children's Day in South Korea respectively. Therefore, many locals choose to go out for a long time or go out for a trip during this prime time. The patient was active for 5 days during these 6 days. On the evening of the 1st, he went to Itaewon and went to three nightclubs and two bars in a row, without wearing a mask.
According to the South Korean Disease Management Headquarters, 17 people were diagnosed on the 8th, of which 15 of them had intersections with the man in the bar and nightclub in Itaewon.
This collective infection incident also triggered a secondary infection. A 25-year-old man in the nightclub infected his 28-year-old sister; a nurse infected her mother; a soldier infected other officers...
Among the confirmed cases, three foreigners went to the nightclub in Xincun twice on the 3rd and 4th. The area brings together many well-known Korean universities and is crowded with people.
According to the latest notice, the number of confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia related to Itaewon nightclub in Seoul has risen to 86, of which 63 are those who have visited nightclubs, and the remaining 23 are close contacts of the above-mentioned people. The reporter combined known information and sorted out the collective infection chain of the original Itaewon incident:
