Chinese Woman Showing Fever Symptoms at Gangnam Assault Scene Tests Negative

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] A Chinese woman who showed suspected symptoms of COVID-19 at the scene of an assault incident at a bar in Gangnam, Seoul, was tested negative.

At around 3:40 a.m. on the 13th, the Gangnam Police Station and Gangnam Fire Station responded to a report from a bar in Gangnam-gu that "a man was bleeding from his head." At the scene, a Chinese man A (55) was bleeding from his head, and his partner B (36) was also present. Another Chinese man who assaulted Mr. A had already left the scene.

During emergency treatment, firefighters measured B’s temperature as she showed fever symptoms and confirmed it was 37.6°C. When asked by the firefighters if she had recently been to China, B replied, "I recently visited Tianjin, China." Suspecting COVID-19 symptoms, the responders contacted the Gangnam Public Health Center and then transported both A and B to Seoul Metropolitan Medical Center.

The four police officers and three firefighters who were dispatched to the scene were each quarantined in the Cheongdam Police Center and Yangcheon Fire Station Mokdong 119 Safety Center infection observation rooms, but after B tested negative, they returned home. A police official said, "Both A and B tested negative for COVID-19, and the quarantine measures were lifted around 7 p.m."

In Tianjin, after a department store employee was confirmed positive for COVID-19 at the end of last month, the number of confirmed cases recently increased to 31. Additionally, about 11,400 people, including department store employees and customers, were quarantined.

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