Jeonbuk's 28th COVID-19 Confirmed Patient "Also Visited Gwangju Area"

Health Authorities "Establish Joint Response System for Beds and Personnel"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hong Jaehee] The movement path of the 28th confirmed COVID-19 case in the Jeonbuk region has been disclosed. The 28th confirmed case, Mr. A, is understood to have also visited Gwangju Metropolitan City.

According to the Jeonbuk provincial health authorities on the 3rd, Mr. A, a man in his 60s residing in Seongnae-myeon, Gochang-gun, tested positive for COVID-19.

After testing positive, Mr. A visited a church located in Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 28th of last month to attend a service, and the next day he attended his retirement ceremony held at Jeongeup Prison. Afterwards, he traveled to Gwangju to receive treatment for his back and dental care.

On the 30th, Mr. A showed symptoms such as body aches and fever (37.7℃), and on the following day, July 1st, from 4:00 PM to 5:10 PM, he visited Seonunsa Temple using his own vehicle.

That day, around 5:30 PM, Mr. A visited the Heungdeok Health Center in Gochang, but it was only on the morning of the 2nd at 9:30 AM that he underwent a COVID-19 test at the Gochang screening clinic and received a positive result.

Due to his movement across regions including Jeongeup and Gochang in Jeonbuk and Gwangju Metropolitan City, the health authorities are preparing joint countermeasures together with Gwangju Metropolitan City.

The director of the Jeonbuk Health and Medical Department stated, “In the Jeongeup and Gochang areas of Jeonbuk, it is possible to identify contacts, but it may be difficult to do so in Gwangju Metropolitan City,” adding, “We aim to overcome this situation by establishing a joint response system including hospital beds and personnel.”

Currently, health authorities are accurately tracking Mr. A’s movement path through his mobile phone GPS and credit card usage records.

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