All 140 Quarantined Contacts of 'Itaewon Club' Jeju Confirmed Case Released from Isolation

Won Hee-ryong, Governor of Jeju. [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] All 140 people who had contact with the 14th confirmed COVID-19 patient in Jeju, who was diagnosed after visiting a club in Itaewon, Seoul, have been released from quarantine.

Jeju Province announced on the 24th at midnight that all 140 people who had contact with the 14th confirmed patient in the province, a woman in her 30s, showed no symptoms and were released from quarantine. They had previously tested negative in COVID-19 specimen tests.

Skin care specialist Ms. A left Jeju on the 2nd of this month and visited King Club in Itaewon from 12:30 AM to 6 AM on the 5th. This club was also visited by the 66th confirmed patient from Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.

It was identified that Ms. A had contact with 140 people including acquaintances, coworkers, customers, bus drivers, and supermarket employees from 3 PM on the 6th, when she returned to Jeju, until the afternoon of the 9th when she underwent specimen testing.

Ms. A, currently receiving treatment in a negative pressure room at Jeju National University Hospital, is reported to be in good health.

Meanwhile, as of 10 AM on the same day, 229 people in Jeju who were tested due to visit history related to confirmed COVID-19 patients at Itaewon clubs have been tested. Except for Ms. A, all 228 others were confirmed negative.

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