The 15th confirmed case in Gwangju is a close contact of patient number 126

Kim Jong-hyo, Deputy Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, is giving a briefing on COVID-19 at Gwangju City Hall on the 9th.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The 15th confirmed case in Gwangju has been identified as a close contact of the 126th confirmed case (the 3rd confirmed case in Gwangju) at the Shincheonji Learning Center.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 9th, A (25, female), residing in Seo-gu, tested positive around 10 PM on the 8th.

Although classified as a close contact of the 126th confirmed case and released from quarantine on the 3rd, close contacts of the 3rd to 9th confirmed cases in Gwangju are required to undergo additional testing even after quarantine release, during which A was confirmed positive.

A is currently receiving isolated treatment at Bitgoeul Jeonnam National University Hospital.

Among the Shincheonji-related individuals who were close contacts of the 3rd to 9th confirmed cases in Gwangju and released from quarantine, there are a total of 53 people. Excluding the two who were confirmed positive earlier, the 14th and 15th cases, 27 tested negative, and the remaining 24 are undergoing testing.

A Gwangju city official stated, “We will further identify close contacts of the 14th and 15th confirmed cases in Gwangju,” and added, “According to the decision of the Public-Private Joint Countermeasures Committee’s Private Expert Support Group meeting, from this day forward, tests will be conducted on those in self-quarantine before the end of the quarantine period, and if the test result is negative, the quarantine will be officially lifted.”

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