A COVID-19 Case Confirmed in a Private Academy Instructor in Dobong-gu... 200 Students Self-Quarantined

[Asia Economy Reporter Chunhee Lee] Dobong-gu, Seoul announced on the 29th that an instructor (55) at an academy located in Banghak 3-dong tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). This is the sixth confirmed case in Dobong-gu.

Dobong-gu has instructed the parents to have about 200 students enrolled in the academy self-quarantine and has completed immediate disinfection and temporary closure of the academy. The district stated that additional epidemiological investigations will be conducted, and separate specimen collection will be carried out for students confirmed to have had close contact with the confirmed case.

The sixth confirmed case in Dobong-gu experienced symptoms such as chills on the afternoon of the 19th and received treatment at an otolaryngology clinic in Chang 1-dong on the 20th. However, as the fever did not subside, the patient visited the same otolaryngology clinic again on the 23rd and, following the doctor's recommendation, underwent a COVID-19 test at the Dobong-gu Public Health Center screening clinic on the 28th. The patient was confirmed positive on the morning of the 29th and was transferred to Seoul Medical Center, a nationally designated hospital, where treatment is ongoing.

The patient verbally stated that after symptom onset, they attended the academy for a total of five days: on the 20th and from the 24th to the 27th. On the 20th and 24th, the working hours were from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and for the three days from the 25th to the 27th, from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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