[Breaking] Over 1,000 Contacts of Novel Coronavirus Patients Quarantined

On the 6th, with four additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection, a notice prohibiting visits and controlling access was posted at the main building of Seoul National University Hospital in Jongno-gu, Seoul, where the 21st patient is known to be hospitalized in an isolation ward. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dae-yeol] The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Central Disease Control Headquarters announced on the 6th that the total number of contacts of confirmed patients with the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia) has reached 1,234. This figure is based on data as of 9 a.m. on the same day and includes contacts from the first confirmed patient up to the 17th patient confirmed the previous day. Contacts of the 22nd and 23rd patients confirmed on this day, as well as the 18th to 21st patients confirmed the previous day, are excluded as their investigations have not yet been completed.

It has been confirmed that 1,000 individuals are under quarantine measures. Contacts of the first patient have all been released from monitoring as their monitoring period has ended, and among contacts, those who test negative after examination are not quarantined. The exact number of those under quarantine among contacts of the 18th to 23rd patients is still being investigated.

Including the two additional patients confirmed this morning, the total number of confirmed cases stands at 23 (cumulative). Among them, one patient (the 2nd patient) was discharged the previous day, and one patient (the 1st patient) is scheduled to be discharged on this day. The total number of symptomatic individuals under investigation is 862, of whom 693 have been released from quarantine and 169 remain in quarantine.

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