145 Contacts of COVID-19 Case at Andaz Seoul Gangnam Hotel All Test Negative

One Overseas Returnee to Be Tested After Arrival... Jung Soon-gyun, District Mayor, Pledges Full Effort to Prevent Local Spread

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jeong Soon-gyun) confirmed on the 29th that all 145 contacts of an Andaz Seoul Gangnam Hotel employee who tested positive for COVID-19 were negative after specimen testing.

Earlier, on the 24th, the district confirmed that a confirmed case from Hanam-si, Gyeonggi-do had worked at the Andaz Seoul Gangnam Hotel located in Sinsa-dong. On the same day, disinfection was carried out, and the hotel was ordered to voluntarily close until the 29th.

At the same time, based on the epidemiological investigation, 146 contacts were immediately quarantined and tested. On the 26th, 97 people were tested, 39 on the 27th, and the remaining 9 on the 28th, all of whom tested negative, resulting in no additional confirmed cases.

One person who departed for the Philippines was notified to the respective embassy and is currently asymptomatic, with plans to be tested upon return.

Jeong Soon-gyun, Mayor of Gangnam-gu, urged, “Those in self-quarantine should never be complacent just because they have no symptoms. Once the quarantine is lifted, please be sure to visit the Gangnam-gu Public Health Center for a retest.”

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