47-Year-Old Woman Living in Geumcheon-gu Doksan 4-dong Confirmed with COVID-19

A 47-year-old woman living with 3 family members in Doksan 4-dong... Self-quarantine measures for 3 cohabiting family members, specimen testing planned

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yu Seong-hoon) announced on the 2nd that the 16th confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) has occurred.

The confirmed case is a 47-year-old woman, Ms. A, living with three family members in Doksan 4-dong. She received the final confirmation on the morning of the 2nd and is preparing to be transferred to Seonam Hospital, a nationally designated hospital.

Ms. A works at another company located in the ‘Coca-Cola’ building in Bakdal-dong, Manan-gu, Anyang-si, and it was revealed that she had contact with the 41st confirmed case in Gunpo-si (confirmed on May 31), who works on the same floor.

Ms. A was notified by her company to self-quarantine and began self-quarantine on May 31. Although she had no symptoms, she underwent testing at the Geumcheon-gu Public Health Center screening clinic on the afternoon of June 1 upon the health center’s recommendation and received the final confirmation on the morning of the 2nd.

The district immediately placed Ms. A’s three family members under self-quarantine and conducted testing. They plan to carry out intensive disinfection around the residence area in Doksan 4-dong.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the district is 16. Cases 1 to 13 have recovered, and cases 14 and 15 are currently undergoing treatment.

Yu Seong-hoon, Mayor of Geumcheon-gu, stated, “To prevent further infection damage, we will thoroughly disinfect and sanitize the area around the confirmed patient’s residence and promptly disclose the movement paths based on the epidemiological investigation results.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.