A handwritten letter by a citizen discharged after recovering from COVID-19 / Photo by Daegu City Facebook capture

A handwritten letter by a citizen discharged after recovering from COVID-19 / Photo by Daegu City Facebook capture

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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Lim Juhyung] Daegu Metropolitan City on the 21st disclosed a handwritten letter left by a citizen who was discharged from a residential treatment center after recovering from the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).


Daegu City posted on its official website a handwritten letter left by a Daegu citizen to the staff of the Kyungpook National University dormitory residential treatment center.


In the letter, the citizen expressed, "From the first day of admission to the day of discharge, I sincerely thank you for helping and being with me with a warm heart consistently," and added, "Although you must be struggling with insufficient manpower on the front lines, I felt your heart trying to say even one warmer word, which deeply moved me."


He continued, "Thanks to each precious hand of those who prepared delicious snacks and supplies, those who handled waste disposal, medical staff, counselors, and those who conducted X-ray examinations, I was able to overcome this."


He also said, "Everyone working here are truly beautiful people of this era," and "I am very grateful for being with me all this time, and I always wish you good health and only happiness."


Daegu City, which disclosed the letter, urged, "In these days when we are utterly exhausted, sincere encouragement sent to each other can be the greatest strength to overcome difficult times."



Meanwhile, according to Daegu City and the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on the 23rd, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Daegu increased by 24 from the previous day to 6,411 as of that day. Among them, 2,138 patients are receiving inpatient treatment at 69 hospitals nationwide, and 1,746 are being treated at residential treatment centers.


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