[Breaking] "5 Cases in Two Days"... COVID-19 Spreads from 'Gangnam Office' to Northern Gyeonggi

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] The novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) related to an office in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, appears to be spreading to northern Gyeonggi Province.

Within two days, a total of five people in Namyangju, Paju, Uijeongbu, Goyang, and Yangju have tested positive. All of them are in their 50s to 60s and have been confirmed to have had contact with patient number 36 from Geumcheon-gu, Seoul.

Since a total of 13 contacts of Geumcheon-gu patient number 36 have been identified, additional confirmed cases may emerge.

According to health authorities on the 21st, an 80-year-old woman A (Uijeongbu 65) living in Uijeongbu 1-dong, Uijeongbu-si, a woman B in her 60s (Goyang 82) residing in Deogyang-gu, Goyang-si, and a man C in his 50s (Yangju 12) living in Jangheung-myeon, Yangju, were confirmed to have COVID-19.

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