All 'Itaewon Club' Visitors in Jeju Who Contacted COVID-19 Confirmed Case Test Negative

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Hyun-seok] All 140 people who came into contact with a woman in her 30s, the 14th confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Jeju, who visited a club in Itaewon, Seoul, tested negative.

Jeju Province announced on the 12th that four contacts of Ms. A, a woman in her 30s and the 14th confirmed case in the province, received final negative test results. Accordingly, all 140 contacts of Ms. A were confirmed negative.

Ms. A is a skin care specialist working at The Goun Clinic in Jeju City. She left Jeju on the 2nd and stayed at King Club in Itaewon from 12:30 a.m. to 6 a.m. on the 5th.

This place was also visited in the early morning of the 2nd by Mr. B (29), the 66th confirmed case in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.

From 3 p.m. on the 6th, when Ms. A returned to Jeju, until the afternoon of the 9th when she underwent specimen testing, she came into contact with 123 people including acquaintance Mr. C, 10 colleagues at work, and customers of The Goun Clinic, as well as 4 bus drivers and 1 employee of Y Food Mart in Samhwa District.

Initially, the province announced that Ms. A had 144 contacts within Jeju. However, after further investigation, the final count was 140. A Jeju official stated, "Although all 140 contacts of Ms. A tested negative, they are currently under self-quarantine. The contacts will undergo self-quarantine for two weeks starting the day after their contact with Ms. A, and it is expected that all self-quarantine measures will be lifted at 0:00 on the 22nd."

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