4 People Simultaneously Confirmed COVID-19 Positive After Returning from U.S. Deployment in Ulsan

Revealed as a Colleague Who Shared the Same Room Locally

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] Four workers who were dispatched to the United States through a manpower dispatch company in Ulsan and shared the same room were diagnosed with COVID-19 upon their simultaneous return to Korea.

According to Ulsan City on the 19th, four colleagues who had been on a business trip to Atlanta, USA, for three months from February 20 were confirmed as Ulsan COVID-19 cases number 46 to 49 on the 18th. They are four men aged 52 and 23 living in Buk-gu, Ulsan, and men aged 54 and 58 living in Ulju-gun, Ulsan.

Dispatched from a manpower dispatch company headquartered in Jung-gu, Ulsan, to Atlanta, USA, they completed electrical equipment work and returned through Incheon Airport on the 15th. It was confirmed that they shared the same room during their stay in the United States. In addition to them, it has been confirmed that about 80 Koreans are still staying in Atlanta.

A Ulsan City health official stated, “The four overseas inbound confirmed cases appear to have been infected while sharing a room,” and “Three residents of Gyeonggi-do who returned with them on the 15th after their work period ended tested negative.”

Currently, about 80 Koreans are staying at the new construction site in Atlanta where they worked, but the number of infected persons has not been confirmed.

The city health authorities stated, “The four confirmed cases have been in self-quarantine without contact immediately after arriving in Ulsan, so there is no concern about additional infections.”

Since March 15, no community infections have occurred in Ulsan, and all 21 confirmed cases from number 29 to 49 are overseas arrivals.

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