Gwangju City Adds One More COVID-19 Confirmed Case... Total 10 Patients Under Treatment

Family of mother and child confirmed positive the previous day

Gwangju Mayor Lee Yong-seop is giving a briefing related to COVID-19. Photo by Gwangju Metropolitan City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] In Gwangju Metropolitan City, following the confirmation of COVID-19 cases in mother A (48, female) and son B (21, male) living in Nam-gu on the 1st, another person has tested positive.

She is C (83, female), A’s mother, who lives with them.

After A and B were confirmed positive, health authorities placed C under self-quarantine and conducted a specimen test, which confirmed her positive diagnosis around 1 p.m. that day.

As a result, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Gwangju area has increased to 12. Two have recovered and been discharged, while 10 are receiving isolated treatment in negative pressure wards.

They are not members of Shincheonji Church nor have they visited Daegu, so the exact infection route has not yet been identified. However, it was confirmed that son B traveled to Europe from January 31 and returned to Korea on the 20th of last month.

A participated in volunteer activities at Yangnim Church (Presbyterian Church in Korea - Hapdong) in Nam-gu, Gwangju on the 23rd of last month. On the 28th, she visited Lotte Department Store in Daein-dong at 8:10 a.m., Gwangju Post Office main branch at 8:15 a.m., and Mart Royangnim in Yangnim-dong, Nam-gu at 6:34 p.m. She stayed at home on the 29th, and on March 1, she visited the cash machine at Hakdong Post Office in Dong-gu at 10:15 a.m., Yangnim Church (Presbyterian Church in Korea - Hapdong) at 10:25 a.m., and then the screening clinic at Chonnam National University Hospital around 1 p.m.

B practiced with the praise team at Yangnim Church (Presbyterian Church in Korea - Hapdong) in Nam-gu on the 22nd and 23rd of last month and on March 1. He also attended Saturday prayer meetings, elementary worship services, the 1st youth group worship, and Wednesday night worship. On the 28th of last month, around 6:30 p.m., he visited the restaurant ‘Mookso’ in Gwangsan-dong, Dong-gu on foot, dined for about 1 hour and 30 minutes, then stayed at the caf? ‘Pool’ in Yangnim-dong for about 1 hour and 40 minutes before returning home. On the 29th, he visited the restaurant ‘Ppyoedaeinneun Jip’ in Jungheung-dong, Buk-gu, the caf? ‘Twosome Place’ in Jungheung-dong at 1:15 p.m., and the bakery ‘12 Bakery’ in Namdong, Dong-gu at 4:30 p.m.

Gwangju City and health authorities are focusing on accurately tracing their movements.

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