A Woman in Her 30s Confirmed with COVID-19 After Returning from a Business Trip to Italy in Gangnam-gu (Update)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] On the 29th, one additional confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) was reported in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. The patient is a woman in her 30s who returned from a business trip to Italy.

According to Gangnam-gu, a 32-year-old woman residing in a villa in Cheongdam-dong was confirmed positive for COVID-19 on the morning of the same day. She had traveled on a business trip to Milan, Italy, from the 19th to the 23rd. After one of her travel companions was confirmed positive at Gwangjin-gu Public Health Center on the 27th, she underwent testing at Gangnam-gu Public Health Center the next day.

The patient arrived at Incheon Airport at 4 p.m. on the 24th, then went to her office in Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul, before returning home. On the 25th and 26th, she visited a beauty salon in Cheongdam-dong, a plastic surgery clinic near Exit 12 of Gangnam Station, a studio in Nonhyeon-dong, and several restaurants. She stayed at home on the 27th. It is reported that she stated she continuously wore a mask in Korea until testing positive after returning.

Gangnam-gu disinfected the patient’s home, office, and 10 visited locations, and instructed close contacts to self-quarantine.

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