One Confirmed COVID-19 Case Among Kazakhstan Entrants in Seosan...Total 30 Overseas Entry Cases Confirmed

Arrivals at Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 are receiving transportation guidance for overseas arrivals. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy (Seosan) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] One overseas entrant in Seosan, Chungnam, has been confirmed positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

According to Chungnam Province on the 27th, the confirmed case is a woman in her 30s, A (Chungnam #188, Seosan #11), who entered through Incheon Airport from Kazakhstan on the 13th.

At the time of entry, Ms. A tested negative in the COVID-19 diagnostic test conducted at the airport, and after moving to Seosan and self-quarantining, she was confirmed positive in a retest on the 26th.

The province and quarantine authorities plan to conduct diagnostic tests on close contacts such as the confirmed patient's daughter and husband, and place them under self-quarantine.

Ms. A is currently hospitalized and receiving treatment at Cheonan Medical Center after the positive diagnosis.

Meanwhile, as of 8 a.m. on the 27th, a total of 30 overseas entrants have been confirmed positive in Chungnam.

By country of entry, Kazakhstan leads with 10 cases, followed by the United States and the United Kingdom with 5 each, Uzbekistan with 4, Egypt with 2, the Philippines with 2, and Mexico and Hungary with 1 each.

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