'Shinjong Corona' Patient No. 15 Infected by Patient No. 4 on Aircraft (Update)

"No Symptoms Before Entry or During Self-Quarantine"

Quarantine officials are moving to carry out disinfection work on a chartered flight carrying Korean residents from Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, where the novel coronavirus (Wuhan pneumonia) outbreak occurred, at Gimpo International Airport in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 31st. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] The 15th confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia) in South Korea has been confirmed to have been infected by the 4th patient on the airplane.

Jung Eun-kyung, Director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announced this during the Central Disease Control Headquarters briefing on the 3rd. The 15th patient (43-year-old male, Korean) and the 4th patient (55-year-old male, Korean) boarded the same flight (KE882) from Wuhan to Incheon Airport on the 20th of last month.

The 15th patient was classified as a contact on the airplane after the 4th patient was confirmed positive on the 27th of last month. He was under self-quarantine and active monitoring until the 29th of the same month and was confirmed positive the day before. Director Jung stated, "The 15th patient visited a public health center screening clinic after symptoms appeared on the 1st," adding, "There were no symptoms before entering the country and before self-quarantine."

The 15th patient operates a store at 'The Place,' a clothing market located in Wuhan. This market is where the 3rd and 7th patients worked and the 8th patient frequently visited.

The total number of contacts of the 15th patient is currently 12. They are currently under self-quarantine and other measures.

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