"15ho Wife Voice" AK Plaza Suwon Branch, Reopening Tomorrow

All 7 Family Members and Relatives Test Negative

[Asia Economy Reporter Cha Min-young] The spouse of the 15th confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia) tested 'negative' in the first infection test, and AK Plaza Suwon Branch, where the patient previously worked, will resume operations from the 4th.

AK Plaza announced on the 3rd, "There were no abnormalities found in the epidemiological investigation conducted by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the confirmed patient's movement path, and the test results of specimens from close contacts came back negative, so the Suwon branch will resume normal operations."

They added, "AK Plaza will maintain close cooperation with the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Suwon City Response Situation Room to continuously reorganize the quarantine system so that customers can visit with peace of mind," and "We plan to make our best efforts to assess the epidemiological situation by conducting a full survey of internal employees and strengthening monitoring."

All seven family members and relatives who were close contacts of the 15th confirmed patient residing in Suwon City tested negative in the first specimen test conducted by the Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment earlier that morning. Among them was the confirmed patient's spouse, who is a partner employee at AK Plaza Suwon Branch. Although these seven individuals tested negative, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention manual, they will undergo 14 days of self-quarantine and intensive monitoring by Suwon City.

Meanwhile, AK Plaza Suwon Branch completed disinfection measures from 11 p.m. on the 2nd until the morning of the same day, following the previous disinfection on the 29th of last month.

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