Busan COVID-19 Confirmed Cases Visit Church, Cathedral, and Mart... Movement Routes Released

19-Year-Old Male and 57-Year-Old Female
Released Amid Growing Public Anxiety

On the afternoon of the 21st, tension is running high at Busan National University Hospital due to a COVID-19 patient who died after being transferred from Daenam Hospital in Cheongdo, Gyeongbuk.

The movement paths of two confirmed COVID-19 cases in Busan have been disclosed. It was confirmed that they led ordinary lives for a few days until their positive diagnoses on the 21st.

According to the movement information released by Busan City on the 22nd through safety alert text messages, the 19-year-old confirmed case living in Dongnae-gu had the following movements on the 18th: 11:50 AM at the Electronic Technical High School playground, 4:20 PM at Boksan-dong Community Center, 5:00 PM at Dongnae-gu Office Welfare Policy Division, 5:40 PM near Busan Metro at Daehyun Mart, and returned home at 6:30 PM.

On the 19th, the individual took village bus number 6 at dawn, went to Oncheon Church for worship, and then returned home.

On the 20th, they took city bus number 49, visited Pizza Mall in Gwangalli, Suyeong-gu at 1:40 PM, then walked to GS Convenience Store Dongnae Kkum-e Green branch, and returned home at 6:30 PM.

The very next day at 9:10 AM, experiencing cold symptoms, they visited a separate screening clinic set up at the main gate of Daedong Hospital in Dongnae-gu. At 10:55 AM, they visited the nearby Mega Mart and the restaurant Eolsudaebak Teojineun Jip Dongnae branch, and arrived at Dongnae-gu Public Health Center at 8:30 PM.

The 19-year-old confirmed case was transferred to Busan Medical Center.

Regarding the movement of the female confirmed case in her 50s, on the 18th at 2:00 PM, she took the SRT train from Suseo Station in Seoul and arrived at Busan Station at 5:00 PM, then took a taxi home to Banyeo-dong, Haeundae-gu, Busan.

The next day, the 19th, she attended mass at Jangsan Catholic Church at 10:00 AM, visited Jangsan Myeongga in Banyeo-dong at 11:00 AM, and Natural Dream Banyeo branch at 12:53 PM before returning home.

On the 20th, she received treatment at Centum Internal Medicine Clinic at 10:00 AM, stayed at Wononnuri Pharmacy and Centum Internal Medicine Clinic, then returned home.

On the 21st at 11:00 AM, she drove herself to Haeundae Paik Hospital screening clinic for testing, returned home, was confirmed positive, and was transferred to Busan Medical Center.

A city official explained, "Since the information is confirmed based on the patients' memories, real-time updates may occur."

They added, "We are thoroughly identifying contacts based on the movement paths identified so far. If you have suspicious symptoms, please contact the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency call center at 1339 or your local public health center, referring to the disclosed movement paths."

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