Korean nightclub-goers linked to 246-person COVID-19 outbreakAt least 246 COVID-19 cases have been tied to reopened nightclubs in Seoul, South Korea, after the Apr 30 to May 5 Golden Week holiday, with 61% among contacts of nightclub revelers, according to a research letter published yesterday in Emerging Infectious Diseases.Coronavirus cases in South Korea had plateaued in April, and nightclubs reopened on Apr 30.
People from around the country visited the Itaewon neighborhood, known for its diversity and home to a US Army base and several embassies, in downtown Seoul over the holiday.
On May 6, several COVID-19 cases were confirmed among nightclub visitors.Researchers with the Seoul government and a university medical center conducted