First 'COVID-19' Case Reported in Clean Area Uljin... International Student Returning from France

Jeon Chang-geol, Uljin County Governor, held a press conference on the 17th to appeal for the participation of county residents and to reaffirm the commitment to "COVID-19 Zero, Protecting Clean Uljin." (Photo by Uljin County)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Young-wook] In Gyeongbuk, the first COVID-19 patient has been confirmed in Uljin, which, along with Ulleung, had been a 'clean area' free of the novel coronavirus infection.

According to Uljin County on the 30th, an international student A (25) tested positive for COVID-19 on that day. A arrived at Incheon Airport from Paris, France on the 20th and stayed at home in Uljin.

The quarantine authorities placed A's parents and a guide from Uljin County Medical Center under self-quarantine, and the taxi driver who drove A was isolated at a county-designated living treatment center.

Additionally, an investigation is underway regarding A's additional contacts and movement routes. The county plans to post the confirmed patient's movement routes on the county website as soon as they are verified.

With the occurrence of a COVID-19 patient in Uljin, Ulleung County remains the only one among the 23 cities and counties in Gyeongbuk without any confirmed cases.

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