44 Suspected 'Wuhan Pneumonia' Reports in Gyeongbuk... 18 More Than Previous Day

Gyeongbuk Governor Lee Cheol-woo is presiding over a video conference with 23 cities and counties to respond to the novel coronavirus (Photo by Gyeongbuk Province).

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jucheol In] The number of suspected cases of 'Novel Coronavirus Infection (Wuhan Pneumonia)' in Gyeongbuk has increased to 44.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 29th, the number of people who reported suspected cases of the novel coronavirus due to fever or respiratory illness after visiting Wuhan, China, or returning from living in China increased from 26 the previous day to 44 in one day.

The province stated, "There are no cases with a fever of 37.5 degrees Celsius or higher accompanied by respiratory illness that require immediate hospital isolation."

Among them, specimens were collected from 4 people and sent to the Health and Environment Research Institute for confirmation tests. Nine people who have already been tested were negative.

One person was removed from the list of suspected novel coronavirus infection cases, and the remaining 30 showed mild symptoms or symptoms different from the main ones such as diarrhea and abdominal pain, so they were not classified as suspected cases.

A Gyeongbuk Province official said, "The number of suspected reports is expected to increase for the time being," and "The confirmation test results for the 4 people are expected to be released around dawn tomorrow."

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