Yongsan-gu Reports 5th COVID-19 Case (80s Female in Huam-dong)

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

The confirmed patient is a resident of Huam-dong (a woman in her 80s) who received the final positive diagnosis at 9 a.m. on the 19th. The route of infection is currently under investigation. She is scheduled to be admitted to Chung-Ang University Hospital in isolation on the afternoon of the 19th.

The patient showed symptoms such as chills on the 12th and is known to have visited the district screening clinic for specimen collection on the 18th using an ambulance.

The main movement routes are as follows.

▣ March 11 (Wed) ~ March 12 (Thu): Home

▣ March 13 (Fri)

- Visited a clinic located in another district (used private car)

▣ March 14 (Sat) ~ March 17 (Tue): Home

▣ March 18 (Wed)

- 15:47 Visited district screening clinic, specimen collected, then returned home (used ambulance)

※ Based on the patient's initial statement; details may be further specified following epidemiological investigation.

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, “We ask residents to avoid unnecessary outings and to strictly follow personal hygiene rules such as handwashing.”

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