19-Year-Old Male COVID-19 Confirmed in Gongju, Chungnam After Contact with Itaewon Confirmed Case

[Asia Economy (Gongju) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] A secondary infection case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) related to the Itaewon clubs in Seoul has emerged in Gongju, Chungnam.

According to Chungnam Province and Gongju City on the 13th, A (19, university freshman), residing in Gongju City, tested positive for COVID-19 on the same day.

It was confirmed that A received private tutoring for three hours on the 8th at a study cafe in Seoul from an instructor who was a confirmed case related to the Itaewon clubs.

After the private tutor was confirmed as a COVID-19 case linked to the Itaewon clubs, A was notified as a contact and underwent a COVID-19 test at the Gongju City Public Health Center, resulting in a positive diagnosis.

On the day of the tutoring, A returned to Gongju using public transportation. However, the province judged the risk of infection to bus co-passengers and taxi drivers to be low, considering that A's COVID-19 symptoms appeared starting on the 10th.

It was also explained that A had not visited their family home in Cheonan for a month, so there was no contact with family members.

The province is currently transferring A to Cheonan Medical Center and conducting an epidemiological investigation.

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