First COVID-19 Case Reported in Gimcheon... 40s Worker at Kolon Life Science

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] The first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) has occurred in Gimcheon, Gyeongbuk.

On the 22nd, Kim Chung-seop, mayor of Gimcheon, stated in a press release titled "A Message to Citizens," "It is regrettable that a confirmed COVID-19 case has occurred even in the clean area of Gimcheon," and added, "The confirmed patient is a male worker in his 40s working at Kolon Life Science Plant 1 in the industrial complex."

Mayor Kim said, "The confirmed patient commutes to and from Daegu, and those presumed to be contacts, such as co-passengers on the commuter bus and office workers, have been placed under self-quarantine. Disinfection has been completed at Kolon Plants 1 and 2 and the company cafeteria."

The Gimcheon city government is conducting an epidemiological investigation with the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the confirmed patient's infection and movement routes and contacts.

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