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[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Hyung-gil] The fourth confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) has been discharged from the hospital. This is the third case of a confirmed COVID-19 patient being discharged after full recovery of symptoms.


According to health authorities on the 9th, the fourth confirmed patient (a 55-year-old Korean male) who was hospitalized at Bundang Seoul National University Hospital was discharged around 9 a.m. that day.



The fourth confirmed patient visited Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China on the 5th of last month and returned to Korea on the 20th of the same month. He was diagnosed with pneumonia at the Pyeongtaek Public Health Center screening clinic in Gyeonggi Province on the 26th, then quarantined, and confirmed positive on the 27th.


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