A Person in Their 30s Returning from Abroad Tests Positive for COVID-19 in Nonsan, Chungnam

Asymptomatic arrivals at Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 are boarding buses heading to KTX Gwangmyeong Station. The photo is unrelated to the article. Source=Yonhap News

[Asia Economy (Nonsan) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] In Nonsan, Chungnam, a man in his 30s who recently arrived from overseas tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

According to Chungnam Province on the 10th, Mr. A (Chungnam #194, Nonsan #90), who arrived from Kazakhstan on the 27th of last month and was under self-quarantine, tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted to Cheonan Medical Center.

Mr. A received a negative test result (PCR negative certificate issued) on the day of arrival and moved to Nonsan for self-quarantine. However, a retest on the 9th showed a positive result. This was 13 days after his arrival.

The province and quarantine authorities are currently conducting additional epidemiological investigations on Mr. A. However, since he tested positive during self-quarantine, no contacts have been identified.

Meanwhile, the total number of overseas-imported confirmed cases in Chungnam stands at 34 (16 Koreans and 18 foreigners). By country of entry, Kazakhstan leads with 11 cases, followed by Uzbekistan with 6, the United States and the United Kingdom with 5 each, Egypt and the Philippines with 2 each, and Mexico, Hungary, and Brazil with 1 each.

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