Gangnam-gu COVID-19 Recovered Patient Tests Positive Again After Discharge (Update)

A 35-year-old woman living in Segok-dong, Gangnam-gu, who had contact with a confirmed case at the same company, tested positive on the 1st of last month, was hospitalized and discharged on the 26th, but was unusually re-confirmed positive on the morning of the 9th after additional testing by Gangnam-gu Public Health Center on the 7th.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] On the 9th, Gangnam-gu reported 1 new confirmed positive case of COVID-19 and 1 case of reinfection after recovery.

With this, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Gangnam-gu has increased to 57.

A 28-year-old man living in Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu, who was working in New York, USA, returned to Korea on March 25 via Asiana Airlines flight OZ221 due to the spread of COVID-19. After hearing that a friend who arrived with him was confirmed positive, he underwent a specimen test at the Gangnam-gu Public Health Center on the morning of the 8th and was confirmed positive on the morning of the 9th.

Also, a 35-year-old woman residing in Segok-dong, Gangnam-gu, who had contact with a confirmed case working at the same company, was confirmed positive on April 1, hospitalized for treatment, and discharged on April 26. However, after an additional specimen test at the Gangnam-gu Public Health Center on the 7th, she was unusually confirmed reinfected on the morning of the 9th.

Gangnam-gu is closely managing about 2,000 self-quarantined individuals through one-on-one monitoring and is conducting additional tests on those released from quarantine as a preemptive measure.

Furthermore, Gangnam-gu and Seocho-gu have decided to fully close the Yangjaecheon area within the district this weekend as part of high-intensity social distancing measures.

《Confirmed Case Movement Routes》

■ 28-year-old male

□ March 25

17:00 Incheon Airport → 20:00 Home

□ March 26 ? April 7

Home

□ April 8

11:00 Tested at Gangnam-gu Public Health Center screening clinic

□ April 9

08:00 Confirmed positive

■ 35-year-old female

□ April 5?6

Home

□ April 7

21:00 Tested at Gangnam-gu Public Health Center screening clinic

□ April 8

Home

□ April 9

08:00 Confirmed positive

※ Gangnam-gu case number 8 (reinfection during self-quarantine after discharge)

※ Mask worn during all travel, home disinfected

※ Movement routes of confirmed cases may be subject to changes or additions.

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