Secondary Infection from Itaewon Club Also in Daejeon... 20s Female Resident of Jeonmin-dong Confirmed Positive
[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] A new confirmed case of COVID-19 linked to the Itaewon clubs has been reported in Daejeon. The confirmed patient was found to have visited a coin karaoke room recently frequented by a cluster of confirmed cases related to the Itaewon clubs.
According to Daejeon City and quarantine authorities on the 16th, a woman in her 20s identified as A (local case #44), residing in Jeonmin-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, tested positive for COVID-19.
A first experienced symptoms such as fever and sore throat on the 8th, and after undergoing a COVID-19 test at a screening clinic in Yuseong-gu on the 15th, she was confirmed positive while in self-quarantine.
The city has isolated and hospitalized A in a negative pressure ward at Chungnam National University Hospital, and is conducting COVID-19 tests on 12 close contacts including A’s parents, sister, and nine university associates.
Previously, on the 4th at around 8:30 p.m., A met her sister who lives in Seoul and they visited a coin karaoke room in Gwanak-gu, Seoul for about an hour.
This karaoke room was visited by confirmed cases linked to the cluster infection originating from the Itaewon clubs in Seoul. Quarantine authorities believe that the COVID-19 cluster infection from the Itaewon clubs spread through this karaoke room and is now transmitting into the local community.
It is difficult to rule out the possibility that A was infected with COVID-19 at this karaoke room. After receiving a notification text from quarantine authorities about contact with a confirmed case, A’s sister reportedly advised A to get tested for COVID-19 as well.
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Meanwhile, the city and quarantine authorities have begun tracing A’s movements based on her card transaction history. They plan to immediately disinfect and isolate confirmed locations and contacts, and disclose the information on the city’s website and other channels.
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