60s Taxi Driver Couple Who Drove 'Geojitmal' Academy Instructor Confirmed Positive... Operated for Ten Days (Update)

17 Confirmed Cases Including 10 Students and 7 Adults Related to Academy Instructors

The building of an academy in Michuhol-gu, Incheon, where the 'False Lecturer' gave a lecture./Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suwan] A couple in their 60s, a taxi driver and his wife in Incheon, were infected with COVID-19 after coming into contact with an Incheon academy instructor who tested positive following a visit to an Itaewon club in Seoul.

On the 18th, Namdong-gu, Incheon announced that taxi driver A (66) and his wife, residents of Seochang-dong, tested positive for COVID-19.

It was confirmed that taxi driver A gave a ride to Incheon academy instructor B (25) in his taxi around 5 p.m. on the 4th.

Subsequently, A showed symptoms of a sore throat on the 16th and visited Michuhol-gu Public Health Center the next day for a specimen test, which came back positive, leading to his transfer to Incheon Medical Center.

A is understood to have operated his taxi for about ten days after contact with B and before symptom onset.

B, who was confirmed positive on the 9th, caused controversy by hiding his occupation as an academy instructor and falsely claiming to be unemployed during the initial epidemiological investigation.

Additionally, A’s wife, C, classified as a close contact, also tested positive on the same day.

C showed fever symptoms on the 12th and visited the screening clinic at Incheon Red Cross Hospital but was diagnosed by a doctor with a simple cold and did not undergo specimen testing.

Health authorities are conducting further epidemiological investigations to identify the passengers who came into contact with A.

Meanwhile, the number of confirmed cases related to the Incheon academy instructor has increased to 17, including 10 students and 7 adults. The cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in the Incheon area currently stands at 126.

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