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According to a report by South Korea's "Chosun Ilbo" on the 12th, Ko Jae-young, a spokesman for the South Korean Agency for Disease Control, said that as of 0:00 that day, he returned to South Korea after attending the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world's largest IT expo, in Las Vegas, the United States last week. More than 70 confirmed cases of Covid-19 were found among the personnel, and this number is expected to increase as the epidemiological investigation unfolds further. South Korea's economic circle has entered a state of emergency because of this matter - because many business leaders have participated in the event.

Many South Korean exhibitors diagnosed with new crown

South Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare confirmed on Wednesday that 70 South Koreans who traveled to Las Vegas to attend the CES show had tested positive for the new crown. According to media comprehensive industry news, executives and employees of well-known consumer electronics companies including Samsung and SK have also been recruited. The South Korean government said that about 340 local companies participated in the CES show, which was held from January 5 to 7 this year.

More than 400 companies from South Korea participated in this CES, ranking second in scale after the United States. There were more than 5,000 people in South Korea before and after the exhibition. Hyundai Motor Group and SK Group who participated in this exhibition are currently in a state of high tension - Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group Jung Eui-sun, SK Group's Park Jung-ho (SK Hynix), Jang Dong-hyun (SK Co., Ltd.), Kim Jun (SK Innovation) The vice president and other core branch chief executive officers (CEOs) attended the event. A Korean business person said: "The CEOs of most companies cannot go home because they are in the incubation period of the virus, so they find places to isolate themselves. Other large companies such as Hyundai Heavy Industries and KT also have confirmed cases, and everyone is very worried."

This news is also the latest blow to South Korea, which has just adopted strict epidemic prevention measures to suppress a new wave of epidemics at the end of last year. South Korea's CDC reported 381 imported cases on Tuesday, the highest number since the outbreak in the country.

According to industry sources, about 20 people at Samsung Electronics were diagnosed with the infection, 6 people at SK Group (SK Innovation, SK Hynix) were diagnosed, and employees of subsidiaries of Hyundai Group's heavy industries and automobiles were also infected. The report said that most Samsung executives were diagnosed after returning to Seoul on two chartered flights from Nevada on Tuesday, and the company's remaining exhibiting executives are also expected to return to China on Wednesday. Most infected people have no or only mild symptoms. At present, Samsung and SK Group have refused to respond to specific cases.

In addition to business people, more than 10 South Korean journalists have been diagnosed with the infection. A total of 45,000 people attended the offline show this year, including 1,800 media people, according to CES show organizers.

Officials from the South Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare also said on Wednesday that the department is actively contacting people who have participated in the exhibition, and is conducting an epidemiological investigation, calling on all business people in their countries who have participated in this year's CES to take PCR tests as soon as possible.

Although the CES has not yet responded to the situation, the Nevada Department of Health stated that many of the newly confirmed cases have a recent travel history and travel to different areas to participate in many events, which may be infected with the virus in the process. So the department has no evidence that the CES show is related to the recent outbreak.

CES ends a day early
As one of the largest consumer technology industry events in the world, last year, affected by the new crown epidemic, CES was exhibited online for the first time in 54 years. The 2022 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2022) will be held in Las Vegas, USA on January 5, local time, through a combination of offline and online events. More than 2,100 companies from around the world are showcasing the latest technologies in digital health, food technology, automotive technology and more.” Although the number of exhibitors has doubled from last year, this is only 1/2 of CES 2020.

This CES was originally scheduled to be held on January 5 and lasted until January 8. Affected by the epidemic, the organizers of the exhibition decided to shorten it to January 7. Although this CES has ended, the influence of this exhibition is still fermenting.