A Man in His 60s from Sinjeong 3-dong Confirmed COVID-19 Positive After Visiting Yangcheon-gu Table Tennis Center

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Kim Soo-young) reported one additional confirmed COVID-19 case. The confirmed patient, Mr. A, is a man in his 60s residing in Sinjeong 3-dong, and it has been confirmed that he visited a table tennis center located in Yangcheon-gu.

Mr. A developed symptoms such as muscle pain on the 6th, underwent testing at the Yangcheon-gu Public Health Center screening clinic on the 7th, and was confirmed positive on the morning of the 8th. One cohabitant of Mr. A is currently under investigation.

The district office plans to promptly transfer Mr. A to a nationally designated hospital, conduct patient and nearby area environmental disinfection, and will carry out additional disinfection of movement paths based on the results of an in-depth epidemiological investigation.

Additionally, the district office will promptly and accurately disclose the confirmed patient’s movement paths through the Yangcheon-gu website and SNS (blog, Instagram) as soon as they are identified.

Kim Soo-young, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, stated, “To prevent the spread of COVID-19, we urge strict compliance with quarantine rules when operating multi-use facilities such as sports facilities.”

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