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| People wearing face masks walk in Itaewon, Seoul, May 12. Those in the photo are unrelated to the story. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk |
By Jung Min-ho
A Vietnamese worker in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, has tested positive for COVID-19 after visiting the club "Queen" in Seoul's popular multicultural neighborhood of Itaewon on May 1.
The man, 32, whose identity is being withheld, took a coronavirus test in Bucheon, where his friend lives, on May 15 after showing flu-like symptoms, the city government said Sunday.
He is being treated at the Gyeonggi Province Medical Center Anseong Hospital.
Health officials are tracing the people the man has since contacted. So far, one of his Korean colleagues in Gwangju has tested positive for COVID-19. Among 10 others the two had been in close contact with, four tested negative and six are waiting for results.
After a 29-year-old Korean patient infected with the virus visited multiple clubs and bars in the area from the night of May 1 to the early hours of May 2, there was a resurgence in new cases, with the daily increase reaching over 30 on May 10 and 11, the highest of the month.
On Sunday, the country reported 13 new cases, with club-linked infections showing signs of a slowdown over the weekend.
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