Four Confirmed Cases Including Parents of Elementary School Students in Yeongdeungpo-gu (Update)

Citizens who visited the Yeongdeungpo Public Health Center screening clinic in Seoul are lining up to undergo diagnostic testing. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] Four people, including a parent with two elementary school children, tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul.

According to Yeongdeungpo-gu on the 11th, a woman in her 30s living in Yangpyeong 2-dong was tested the day before and confirmed positive on the same day. She is the 47th confirmed case in the district. This woman showed symptoms such as fever and muscle pain starting from the 5th.

Yeongdeungpo-gu reported that since this patient’s two children attend elementary school, they notified the Southern Education Support Office and also informed the academies the children attend.

The patient works at a dental clinic in Yeouido and commuted to work by subway from the 3rd to the 10th. It was confirmed that she wore a mask. Yeongdeungpo-gu stated, "We are investigating the confirmed patient’s detailed movement routes and contacts together with health authorities."

In Yeongdeungpo-gu, three additional confirmed cases were reported on the same day, including this woman. The 44th confirmed case in the district is a woman in her 50s residing in Yeongdeungpo Bon-dong, who was tested the day before and confirmed positive on the same day. She had contact with a confirmed case in Gangnam-gu on the 5th and had been in self-quarantine since the 8th. She developed fever and cough symptoms on the 9th.

The 45th confirmed case in the district is a woman in her 60s living in Daerim 2-dong. She also had contact with a confirmed case in Gangnam-gu on the 5th and entered self-quarantine from the 8th. She experienced headaches on the 10th, got tested, and was confirmed positive on the same day.

The 46th confirmed case in the district is a man in his 60s residing in Singil 5-dong. He had contact with a confirmed case in Geumcheon-gu on the 7th and started self-quarantine from the 10th. Although he had no particular symptoms, he underwent diagnostic testing and tested positive on the same day. This patient worked at the CJ Logistics Yeongdeungpo branch on the 8th and 9th.

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