Possible '5th Infection' from Academy Instructor...Incheon High School Senior's Father Colleague Confirmed Positive (Update)

On the afternoon of the 19th, as the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spreads in the Incheon area, a coin karaoke room inside a large shopping complex in Michuhol-gu, Incheon, is closed. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Seung-gon] Hanam City, Gyeonggi Province, announced on the 22nd that a 57-year-old woman residing in Pungsan-dong tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

The woman is a coworker of the father of a third-year high school student at a certain high school in Michuhol-gu, Incheon, who was confirmed positive the day before (on the 21st).

According to the city, the student was found to have visited the 2nd floor of the Vision Plaza building in Michuhol-gu, Top Coin Karaoke, on the 6th.

This karaoke was also visited on the same day by a student (confirmed positive) of an Incheon academy instructor who was confirmed positive after visiting clubs in Itaewon, Seoul.

The father of the third-year high school student resided in an officetel in Hanam, where his workplace is located on weekdays, and it was confirmed that he had contact with his son at his home in Incheon on Sunday, the 10th.

Considering the overall infection situation, the 57-year-old woman confirmed positive on this day is presumed to be the 5th infection case in the chain: academy instructor → academy instructor's student → high school senior → high school senior's father → this woman.

The quarantine authorities are currently investigating the woman's movement path and contacts.

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