Second 'COVID-19' Case Confirmed in Yongin... 35-Year-Old Male

[Asia Economy (Yongin) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The second case of 'Novel Coronavirus Infection' (COVID-19) has been confirmed in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.

On the 26th, Yongin City announced that Mr. B (35, male), who lives in Jukjeon-dong, Suji-gu, tested positive in a virus diagnostic test conducted by a private testing institution.

This man, who works at the POSCO Construction site in Bundang, Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, was confirmed to have met a colleague who visited Daegu on the 15th-16th, at 11 a.m. on the 20th in Bundang.

The city immediately placed Mr. B under self-quarantine, and on the 25th at 1 p.m., temporarily closed and disinfected the Suji-gu Public Health Center screening clinic where Mr. B's specimen was collected.

The city plans to disclose the confirmed patient's movement path and quarantine contacts as soon as the epidemiological investigator's report is available.

Earlier, Ms. A (27, female), who lives in Pungdeokcheon-dong, Suji-gu, and was notified as a contact of patient number 31 from the Shincheonji Daegu Church, tested positive on the 23rd, becoming Yongin City's first confirmed case.

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