Daegu COVID-19 Management Subjects Increase to 68 People

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Ju Cheol-in] As of the 7th, there are 68 suspected cases of the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan Pneumonia) in the Daegu area.

According to Daegu City, as of 9 a.m. on this day, the number of people under novel coronavirus management is 68, combining 14 people who had contact with the 17th confirmed patient and 54 suspected reporters. All 45 people, including 14 who had contact with the 17th confirmed patient and 31 suspected reporters, were confirmed 'negative.'

After changing the testing criteria from 'after visiting Hubei Province (including Wuhan), China' to 'after visiting China,' and strengthening the manual to include people suspected of infection based on a doctor's opinion after visiting countries with community outbreaks of the novel coronavirus even if they did not visit China, the number of people under management increased by 6 compared to the previous day.

A Daegu City infectious disease management team official said, "Yesterday afternoon, we received an additional notification from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about one person who had contact with the 17th confirmed patient, but there was no direct contact, and the test result was negative," adding, "We plan to lift management after self-quarantine until today if there are no symptoms."

Meanwhile, as of 9 a.m. on this day, one more Wuhan evacuee who was temporarily living in the country was confirmed positive, increasing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 24.

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