Gyeongbuk Confirms 2 COVID-19 Cases Imported from Abroad... 25th Consecutive Day with Zero Community Infections

As of 0:00 on the 31st, the cumulative confirmed cases in Gyeongbuk region are 1,359.

On the afternoon of July 30, a robot equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) is demonstrating COVID-19 prevention measures at the arrival area of the Gwangcheon-dong Intercity Bus Terminal in Seo-gu, Gwangju. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] Two men in their 20s and 30s, who had been residing in Japan and the United States for several years respectively, returned to their parents' homes in Gyeongju and Andong, Gyeongbuk, and were diagnosed with COVID-19.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 31st, a 25-year-old man who returned through Incheon Airport on the 28th tested positive at Gyeongju Public Health Center the next day and was hospitalized at Andong Medical Center. It was confirmed that this man had been living in Japan since 2007 and moved into his mother’s home in Gyeongju.

Also, a 35-year-old man who returned through Incheon Airport on the 17th tested positive during a test conducted at the time of his self-quarantine release on the 30th and was hospitalized at Andong Medical Center. He had been residing in the United States since 2014 and returned to his late father’s home in Andong.

Accordingly, as of midnight on the same day, the number of confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk area increased to 1,359 (55 in Andong City, 56 in Gyeongju City). The number of recovered patients and deaths remained the same as the previous day at 1,293 (95.4%) and 58 deaths, respectively.

In the Gyeongbuk area, sporadic overseas inflow cases have continued, including a man in his 30s who entered Pohang City from Mexico on the 19th, a woman in her 30s who entered Chilgok County from the Philippines on the 20th, a 65-year-old Uzbek man who entered Yeongju City from the United Kingdom on the 23rd, a 62-year-old man who entered Andong City from Africa on the 26th, a 47-year-old Uzbek woman who tested positive upon release from self-quarantine at Gyeongju Public Health Center on the 27th, and a 44-year-old who returned from the United States and tested positive at Yeongcheon Public Health Center on the 28th.

Despite the occurrence of sporadic overseas inflow cases, no community transmission has been confirmed in the 23 cities and counties of Gyeongbuk for 25 consecutive days.

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