Jeju Reports 15th COVID-19 Case... Woman in Her 30s Arrives from US (Update)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] On the 30th, a confirmed case of COVID-19 imported from overseas was reported in Jeju Island.

Jeju Island announced that A (34, female), who entered from the United States, tested positive for COVID-19 on the same day. She is the 15th confirmed case in the region.

A stated that she arrived at Incheon Airport around 5:30 PM on the 29th and then entered Jeju Island at approximately 10:20 PM the same day. She said, "I used my family's private car at Jeju International Airport to return home and then entered self-quarantine. On the 30th at around 2 PM, I visited Seogwipo Public Health Center to have a specimen collected," adding, "I did not engage in any outside activities or movements before the diagnostic test."

Jeju Island requested a COVID-19 specimen test for A at the Health and Environment Research Institute around 3 PM on the same day, and it was confirmed that A was finally diagnosed positive at around 7:10 PM.

During the basic epidemiological investigation, A stated that she is "currently asymptomatic" and explained that she "came to Jeju to visit her parents' home."

The province admitted A to an isolation ward at Jeju National University Hospital and is conducting an in-depth epidemiological investigation. The health authorities secured A's statement that "I did not show any COVID-19 related symptoms at Incheon International Airport and was told that asymptomatic overseas entrants should visit the local public health center within three days to get tested, so I did not get tested at the Jeju International Airport walk-through screening clinic," and are verifying the specific facts.

The province stated that it will disclose detailed movement routes as soon as they are identified and will implement quarantine and contact isolation measures.

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