Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Following Italy Business Trip

3rd Confirmed Case in Gwangjin-gu and 4th in Seongdong-gu... Returned from Business Trip to Italy

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] There is growing attention as the number of COVID-19 cases confirmed among people returning from business trips to Italy is increasing.

The third confirmed case in Gwangjin-gu is known to have tested positive for COVID-19 after visiting Italy.

Gwangjin-gu had no additional confirmed cases for more than two weeks after the second confirmed case on March 1, but a resident who visited Italy from February 21 to March 16 was tested at the health center screening clinic around 8:50 a.m. on March 18, received the result at 7 p.m., and was transferred to the National Medical Center.

Also, the fourth confirmed case in Seongdong-gu (50 years old, female) is a resident of Geumho 4-ga-dong who went on a business trip to Italy from March 1 to 11.

She returned through Incheon Airport at 4 p.m. on the 11th, had no symptoms initially, but during self-quarantine until the 18th, she developed cough and sore throat symptoms from the afternoon of the 16th. She visited the Seongdong-gu health center screening clinic around 3:20 p.m. on the 18th, was tested, and was confirmed positive on the morning of the 19th.

Meanwhile, Italy showed the most severe COVID-19 spread in the world, with 475 deaths in one day as of 6 p.m. local time on the 18th, bringing the total death toll to 2,978.

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