Confirmed COVID-19 Case in University Student Living in Incheon with Travel Routes to Suwon and Seoul... Visited Fitness Academy Two Consecutive Days (Update)
[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Incheon Dong-gu Office announced on the 13th that one additional patient infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been confirmed.
According to Dong-gu Office, the fourth confirmed case in the district, a 20-year-old university student born in 1997, resides in Songhyeon-dong. After being tested at the emergency room screening clinic of Inha University Hospital on the 12th, the patient was confirmed positive for COVID-19 on the 13th and was admitted to Incheon Medical Center.
The fourth patient first showed symptoms on the 11th, with loss of taste and smell. On the 9th, the patient spent time in Paldal-gu and Jangan-gu in Suwon, as well as Yangcheon-gu in Seoul, and visited the 'oo Undong Hagwon' in Dong-gu on the 10th and 11th.
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The district has completed disinfection of the patient's residence and the 'oo Undong Hagwon', and plans to conduct specimen tests on contacts according to the patient's movement route in cooperation with other cities and provinces.
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