Yongsan-gu Reports Third COVID-19 Confirmed Case (Guro Call Center Employee)

41-Year-Old Woman Living in Seogye-dong Confirmed Positive on the 16th at 11 AM

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Yongsan-gu (District Mayor Seongjang Hyun) has reported the third confirmed case of COVID-19.

The confirmed patient is a 41-year-old woman residing in Seogye-dong, who received her final positive diagnosis at 11 a.m. on the 16th.

The patient works at a call center in Guro. It is known that she had contact with a confirmed colleague (#7265, resident of Nowon-gu) on the 6th.

From the 7th, she showed symptoms of headache, cough, and sputum, and was instructed to self-quarantine (~3.21.) on the 8th, staying at home.

On the 9th, she took a taxi wearing a mask to visit the district health center and underwent a COVID-19 test, which initially came back negative.

However, as coughing symptoms persisted on the 12th, she was advised by the district health center to undergo a retest, and on the 15th, she tested positive in the second test at the district screening clinic.

The main movement routes are as follows.

▣ March 8 (Sunday): Self-quarantine (at home, ~3.21.)

▣ March 9 (Monday)

- 09:13 Visited district screening clinic, returned home after testing (used taxi, wore mask)

▣ March 15 (Sunday)

- 16:35 Visited district screening clinic, returned home after testing (used health center ambulance)

※ Based on the patient's initial statement; details may be further specified through epidemiological investigation (CCTV, card usage records, etc.)

The patient is scheduled to be admitted to Sangye Paik Hospital this evening.

The district is conducting disinfection around the patient's residence and will identify contacts to guide them into self-quarantine.

Seongjang Hyun, Mayor of Yongsan-gu, said, “Residents are urged to avoid unnecessary outings and strictly follow personal hygiene rules such as handwashing.”

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