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On the morning of the 15th, citizens visiting the COVID-19 screening clinic set up in the yard in front of Yeongdeungpo Public Health Center in Seoul are undergoing screening tests.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suwan] It has been confirmed that a man in his 60s, who was infected with COVID-19 after contact with his son who visited a club in Itaewon, Seoul, violated self-quarantine guidelines by going to his workplace and a supermarket.
On the 15th, Bupyeong-gu, Incheon City announced that it plans to file charges against Mr. A (63) for violating the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act due to breaching self-quarantine guidelines.
Mr. A is the father of Mr. B (29), a resident of Yongsan-gu, who tested positive for COVID-19 after visiting a club in Itaewon, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.
As a contact of Mr. B, Mr. A visited the screening clinic at Bupyeong-gu Public Health Center in Incheon on the 10th of this month, underwent a specimen test, and tested negative for COVID-19, but was subject to a two-week self-quarantine.
Subsequently, following guidance from health authorities, Mr. A underwent another specimen test on the 14th and was confirmed positive.
However, during the epidemiological investigation, health authorities confirmed that Mr. A violated self-quarantine guidelines. During the compliance check, Mr. A lied by saying he was "at home" but was found to have visited construction sites and other locations.
On the same day he took the COVID-19 test, the 10th, he also visited a relative’s house in Onsu-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul after specimen collection.
On the morning of the 11th, he stayed for about four hours at a construction site in Gasan-dong, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, and in the afternoon visited a clinic and pharmacy in Bupyeong-dong, Bupyeong-gu.
On the morning of the 12th, he again worked for about four hours at the construction site in Gasan-dong, and in the afternoon stopped by a supermarket in Bugae-dong, Bupyeong-gu, Incheon.
On the morning of the 13th, without notifying health authorities, he visited the screening clinic at Bupyeong-gu Public Health Center, and in the afternoon stayed at a supermarket and stationery store in Bugae-dong, Bupyeong-gu.
Health authorities are conducting an epidemiological investigation on Mr. A to check for contacts and additional movement paths.
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Meanwhile, Ms. C (84, female), Mr. A’s mother-in-law and Mr. B’s maternal grandmother, also tested positive for COVID-19 and is receiving treatment at a hospital. It has been confirmed that they dined together at a hotel in Seoul on the 7th of this month, before Mr. B was diagnosed positive.
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