127 Close Contacts of Itaewon Club Confirmed Cases... Jeju on 'Alert'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Hyung-gil] Concerns are rising that the cluster infection of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that occurred at a club in Itaewon, Seoul, may spread to Jeju Island.

Jeju Province announced on the 10th that the number of contacts within the province related to a woman in her 30s, A (the 14th confirmed case), who tested positive for COVID-19 after visiting the Itaewon club in Seoul, has reached 127.

The province is conducting COVID-19 tests on those who had contact with Ms. A, as well as additional epidemiological investigations.

Ms. A works as a skin care specialist at 'The Goun Clinic' located in Jeju City. There are 11 colleagues at the clinic, and following Ms. A’s confirmed case, emergency COVID-19 testing is underway. One doctor and one colleague are showing high fever symptoms, and the provincial health authorities are awaiting their test results.

In particular, it is known that 127 visitors who directly contacted Ms. A during her work have been identified. The province is notifying these visitors to self-quarantine through the relevant public health centers.

Ms. A left Jeju Island on the 2nd of this month and stayed at the club from 12:30 a.m. to 6 a.m. on the 5th, returning to Jeju around 3 p.m. on the 6th. This club was also visited in the early morning of the 2nd by B (29), the 66th confirmed case from Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.

Ms. A received her final positive test result around 9 p.m. on the 9th, and she is currently being treated after being transferred to a negative pressure isolation ward at Jeju National University Hospital.

Ms. A’s movement path was disclosed from May 7, two days before the specimen collection date, until May 9, the date of confirmation, in accordance with the guidelines of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency regarding disclosure of movement paths for asymptomatic confirmed patients.

The province urged residents who visited The Goun Clinic during Ms. A’s working hours and who have suspected COVID-19 symptoms to immediately report themselves to the relevant public health centers.

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