42-Year-Old Male Resident of Irwon-dong, Gangnam-gu Confirmed COVID-19 Positive... Total 15 Cases

Female employee at a company in Dogok-dong, Gangnam-gu, showed mild phlegm symptoms from the 15th after contact on the 10th with a female colleague confirmed positive in Dongjak-gu on the 16th, and was confirmed positive on the 18th

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] A male office worker in his 40s who worked in the same office as a female confirmed case at a company located in Dogok-dong, Gangnam-gu, tested positive on the 18th.

With this, the number of confirmed cases among residents in Gangnam-gu has increased to 15.

Jung Soon-gyun, mayor of Gangnam-gu, stated in a briefing on the 18th, "This 42-year-old man living in Irwon-dong, Gangnam-gu, works at a company in Dogok-dong, Gangnam-gu. After contact on the 10th with a female colleague who was confirmed positive in Dongjak-gu on the 16th, he showed mild phlegm symptoms starting from the 15th. He underwent a specimen test at the Gangnam-gu Public Health Center on the 17th, and was confirmed positive on the 18th."

Gangnam-gu announced that after receiving notification of the female confirmed case from Dongjak-gu Office on the 17th, they conducted specimen tests on 16 colleagues at the company. Fifteen tested negative, but this man was the only one confirmed infected with COVID-19. They are currently conducting specimen tests on five other colleagues on the 18th.

On the same day, Gangnam-gu isolated and hospitalized the man at the Catholic University Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, conducted disinfection and sterilization at his home in Irwon-dong and at a convenience store restaurant, and identified a total of 24 contacts including 20 colleagues, his wife, and a substitute driver. All contacts underwent specimen testing and were placed under self-quarantine.

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