Yeosu Mayor Kwon Oh-bong Tests Positive for COVID-19 in Two Cases... No Movement Within Jurisdiction Detected

25-year-old woman and 22-year-old man arrived from the UK

Moved by private car from Incheon Airport and placed under self-quarantine

As two additional confirmed cases were reported in Yeosu, Jeollanam-do on the 31st, Mayor Kwon Oh-bong of Yeosu urgently informed citizens about the measures related to the confirmed cases through a video briefing at 11 a.m. on the same day.
Photo by Yeosu City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] It was announced on the 31st that two additional confirmed COVID-19 cases have occurred in Yeosu, Jeonnam, about a month after the first confirmed case was reported on the 29th of last month.

At 11 a.m. that day, Yeosu Mayor Kwon Oh-bong urgently informed citizens of the measures related to the confirmed cases through a video briefing.

The two confirmed cases are a 25-year-old Korean woman residing in Sinwol-dong, Yeosu, and her fianc?, a 22-year-old Spanish man. They had been living in the UK and arrived together at Incheon Airport around 7 a.m. on the 30th.

Afterward, they arrived in Yeosu using a family vehicle and, following the health center's guidance call, visited the health center's screening clinic around 3:15 p.m. to have specimens collected.

They received a preliminary positive test result around 12:30 a.m. the next day and were urgently transferred to the negative pressure ward of Suncheon Medical Center around 1:30 a.m., with the final positive confirmation received at 6:40 a.m.

Mayor Kwon stated, “According to the epidemiological investigation of the confirmed cases, they traveled by private car from Incheon Airport, returned home immediately after visiting the health center, and were placed under self-quarantine, so fortunately, there is no movement route within Yeosu City.”

Currently, four family members who had close contact are under self-quarantine, undergoing specimen testing, and all disinfection of the confirmed cases' residence and travel routes has been completed.

Mayor Kwon announced, “As cases of infection among overseas arrivals have been increasing recently, Yeosu City will operate a special management system starting April 1 that expands the management of overseas arrivals from previously limited to the US and Europe to all overseas arrivals.”

When overseas arrivals arrive at Incheon Airport, they will board a special KTX car at Gwangmyeong Station and get off at Yeosu Expo Station or Yeocheon Station, where they will be guided to screening clinics by city buses or private vehicles and enter a 14-day self-quarantine.

The city plans to strictly manage the movement routes and symptom status of overseas arrivals by having them install a self-quarantine safety protection app.

Mayor Kwon urged, “All overseas arrivals arriving in Yeosu are requested to report to the city.”

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