Geumcheon-gu Reports 28th Confirmed Case (64-Year-Old Chinese National)

Confirmed Case No. 28, 64-Year-Old Chinese Male Resident of Siheung 1-dong, No Cohabitants... Contact of Gwanak-gu Confirmed Case No. 76, Suspected Secondary Infection at Myeongseong Housing

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yu Seong-hoon) announced on the 13th that the 28th confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) has occurred.

The 28th confirmed case is a 64-year-old Chinese male, Mr. A, residing in Siheung 1-dong, who is known to have worked as a carpenter at a construction site in Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do since the 6th.

It was revealed that Mr. A worked at the same construction site as the 76th confirmed case in Gwanak-gu, confirmed on the 12th, and it is presumed to be an n-th infection originating from Myeongseong Housing in Gangnam-gu.

Mr. A showed fever symptoms from the 12th, and on the same day, he was tested at the Geumcheon-gu Public Health Center screening clinic and received a positive diagnosis.

The district plans to transfer Mr. A to a nationally designated hospital and conduct intensive disinfection around his residential area.

Yu Seong-hoon, Mayor of Geumcheon-gu, said, “As the full-fledged summer season begins, continuous inspections of outdoor workplaces and densely populated facilities, along with support measures, are necessary to prevent the spread of the infection. Given the ongoing occurrence of infections in the metropolitan area including our district, your cooperation in practicing social distancing in daily life is urgently needed.”

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