112 Symptomatic Cases of Novel Coronavirus... Doubled in One Day

On the 28th, as fear of the novel coronavirus infection known as 'Wuhan pneumonia' spreads, office workers are seen wearing masks on their way to work at the Sejongno intersection in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] As the government raised the crisis alert level for the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia) from 'Caution' to 'Alert,' the number of symptomatic individuals under investigation more than doubled in a single day.

This is due to the government expanding the scope of symptomatic individuals from 'visitors to Wuhan, China' to 'visitors to all of China,' and broadening the classification criteria from 'people with fever and respiratory symptoms' to 'all people with pneumonia findings on imaging tests.'

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on the 28th that as of 9 a.m. that day, there were 112 symptomatic individuals under investigation. This is about twice the 57 people reported as of 9 a.m. the previous day.

Symptomatic individuals under investigation refer to those who developed respiratory symptoms such as fever and cough within 14 days after visiting Wuhan.

Among the 112 symptomatic individuals under investigation, 97 tested negative for the virus and were released from isolation, while 15 are still undergoing testing.

Regarding the overseas outbreak status, a total of 2,801 confirmed cases have been identified, with 80 deaths among them.

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