Confirmed COVID-19 Case from Itaewon Club Reported in Gyeongnam... Male in His 20s

On the 13th, Byeon Gwang-yong, Mayor of Geoje City, is holding a briefing regarding the COVID-19 outbreak situation and the 9th confirmed case in Geoje.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kang Sharon] Geoje City, Gyeongnam Province, held an emergency briefing on the 13th and announced that the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) related to the Itaewon clubs in Seoul (Geoje case number 9) has occurred.

The confirmed patient is a 28-year-old male (born in 1992) residing in Jangpyeong-dong, Geoje City, who was diagnosed positive after contact with Busan case number 139, who had visited the Itaewon clubs in Seoul.

This confirmed patient went to work normally on the 6th and 7th, and on the 7th visited the water pipe construction site in Junggok-dong from around 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM. Afterwards, he had a meal for 30 minutes at Manseon Kalguksu restaurant located in Yeoncho-myeon around 7:00 PM before returning home.

On the 8th, after going to work, he had a meal at Midorak Freshwater Eel restaurant in Yeoncho-myeon from around 11:30 AM, then visited the construction site until 4:00 PM, and took a bus to Busan around 5:20 PM to visit his parents' home. On the 9th, he did not go out from his parents' home, and on the 10th, he departed Busan and arrived at Gohyeon Terminal around 3:10 PM before returning home.

On the 11th morning, he showed symptoms of coughing and enteritis and visited Jeil Internal Medicine Clinic and Onnuri Pharmacy located in Jangpyeong-dong. Around 8:00 PM, he was informed of his positive diagnosis by Busan case number 139 and then visited the public health center's screening clinic for testing, after which he self-quarantined. On the 12th, he received a positive test result from the testing agency and was admitted to Masan Medical Center. His current health condition is reported to be relatively good.

There are no cohabitants living with this confirmed patient, and his family (parents) living in Busan have been tested at the screening clinic.

The city is working with Gyeongnam Province to identify the source of infection and contacts, and the confirmed patient's residence has been disinfected. A Geoje City official stated, "Due to the general characteristics of the virus, it dies within a few hours to a maximum of one day after the confirmed patient has left the area," and added, "There is no need to avoid visiting the locations in question."

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