3 Additional COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Daejeon

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) have been reported in Daejeon.

According to Daejeon City on the 16th, a couple in their 60s (#47~48) residing in Galma-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon, and a woman in her 60s, A (#49), residing in Boksu-dong, Seo-gu, were diagnosed with COVID-19 the day before.

The confirmed couple developed symptoms between the 10th and 11th and tested positive for COVID-19 at the Seo-gu Public Health Center screening clinic.

The couple recently visited places such as hospitals, pharmacies, restaurants, cafes, and churches, and their movement paths mostly overlapped.

Ms. A developed symptoms on the 11th and visited the Seo-gu Public Health Center screening clinic for testing, which confirmed her COVID-19 diagnosis. Between the 9th and 15th, she visited restaurants, a multi-level marketing product briefing held in Goejeong-dong, Seo-gu, and hair salons.

It was also confirmed that before her diagnosis, she used public transportation to visit her child's home in Dongjak-gu, Seoul, and her sister's home in Nonsan.

The confirmed patients were transferred to negative pressure rooms at Chungnam National University Hospital around midnight on the 15th and are currently receiving inpatient treatment.

The city has placed 32 identified contacts under self-quarantine as a priority. Disinfection of visited facilities has been completed or is currently underway.

Detailed information about the confirmed patients' movement paths has been disclosed on the city’s official website.

A city official stated, “We will disclose additional visited facilities and contacts confirmed through in-depth epidemiological investigations.”

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