A Woman in Her 20s Returning from the UK Tests Positive for COVID-19 in Anyang

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] Anyang City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 27th that a 20-year-old woman who recently arrived from the United Kingdom tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

According to Anyang City, the woman residing in Bakdal 1-dong returned from the UK on the 25th, took a designated limousine for arrivals, and moved to a city-designated quarantine facility. On the 26th, she tested positive in a diagnostic test conducted at Manan-gu Public Health Center and was transferred to Bucheon Sejong Hospital. The city explained that there are no contacts of the confirmed case.

This is the first COVID-19 confirmed case in Anyang City in 19 days since the 8th, increasing the total number of confirmed cases in the area to 22. Anyang City stated, "We are conducting continuous disinfection and necessary preventive activities at the designated facilities, including the accommodation where the confirmed case stayed," and urged citizens to "refrain from going out to prevent the spread of community infection and avoid crowded places if going out is unavoidable."

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