대전 확진자 일주일새 36명...방문판매 관련 'n차 감염' 주목
More cases of COVID-19 were reported in the central city of Daejeon on Sunday.
The city has seen 36 cases in just a week.
The rise is largely due to an outbreak linked to door-to-door sales.
Lee Seung-jae reports.
On Sunday,... three more cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the central city of Daejeon,... some 160 kilometers south of Seoul.
In a span of just a week,... 36 people have been infected in the city.
The latest cases include patients in their 70s and 80s and are linked to a door-to-door sales business that sparked the outbreak in the city.
Dubbed the 'Nth transmission',... the initial infection has led to secondary, tertiary, and chain transmissions.
And the number of 'Nth transmission' related to the door-to-door sales business is rising.
Health authorities, however, are all the more concerned,... as these businesses target senior citizens,... leading to an uptick in the number of elderly patients.
"We will carry out inspections and crackdowns on unreported and unregistered companies in cooperation with the city, districts and police."
The problem doesn't end in Daejeon.
According to quarantine authorities,... the outbreak in Daejeon has also spread to other cities like Jeonju and Gwangju.
In response,.. the government has designated additional high-risk facilities to include door-to-door sales companies,... and distribution centers.
"We will add door-to-door sales businesses, logistics centers, large cram schools and buffet restaurants to the list of high-risk facilities, and strict quarantine measures will be in place as of 6PM on June 23rd."
With door-to-door sales businesses being the source of COVID-19 outbreaks in Seoul and Daejeon,... quarantine officials are concerned such sales practices could further spread the virus to other cities.
Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.
