Goyang City's 58th Confirmed Case Visits Goyang City Hall...All Contacted Employees Test 'Negative'

Related departments closed and disinfected over the weekend... Normal operations resume from Monday

A municipal library in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, on the 31st of last month (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ji-hee] Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province, disclosed the movement path of a man in his 60s residing in Haneulmaeul, Jungsan-dong, Ilsandong-gu, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) on the 21st.

Mr. A, the 58th confirmed case in Goyang City, was confirmed to have visited Goyang City Hall from 9:52 a.m. for 25 minutes on the 12th to handle civil complaints. The departments Mr. A visited include the Food Safety Division, Collection Division, and Civil Affairs Passport Division. At that time, Mr. A showed no abnormal symptoms, passed through the thermal imaging camera, and was confirmed to be wearing a mask. Mr. A began showing symptoms such as headache, cough, and muscle pain from the afternoon of the same day. He was diagnosed positive around 9 a.m. on the 19th and is currently hospitalized and receiving treatment at Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center Icheon Hospital.

Besides his personal office, he visited a jewelry store in Jungsan-dong at around 2:22 p.m. on the 13th, and from 9:14 a.m. to 11:10 a.m. on the 14th, he visited a church in Jungsan-dong. On the morning of the 15th, he also visited a clinic and a pharmacy in Jungsan-dong.

Goyang City conducted COVID-19 tests on 57 related city hall employees, all of whom tested negative. The relevant departments were closed over the weekend, underwent disinfection, and plan to resume normal operations from the 22nd.

In addition to Goyang City Hall employees, 17 other contacts within Goyang City were also tested. As a result, 14 tested negative, and the remaining 3 are still undergoing testing.

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