Confirmed COVID-19 Case at Yeouido Full Gospel Church Member... Traveled to Jeju Island Before Confirmation

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[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Hyung-gil] A man in his 30s who tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) is reported to have visited Jeju before his diagnosis.

Jeju Special Self-Governing Province announced on the 16th at around 9 a.m. that it received notification from the Gimpo City Public Health Center in Gyeonggi Province that Mr. A, who had traveled to Jeju, was confirmed positive for COVID-19, and has begun an epidemiological investigation.

Mr. A underwent a COVID-19 test at the Gimpo City screening clinic at around 11:30 a.m. on the 14th and was confirmed positive at 10 a.m. the following day, the 15th.

It was confirmed that Mr. A stayed in Jeju for 2 nights and 3 days, boarding a flight at Gimpo International Airport at 12:25 p.m. on the 10th and leaving Jeju on a flight at 2:30 p.m. on the 12th.

Mr. A is known to have visited Jeju to meet his parents. It was identified that COVID-19 symptoms such as fever and sore throat appeared starting from the 12th, the day he left Jeju.

The Gimpo City Public Health Center stated that Mr. A is a member of Yeouido Full Gospel Church in Seoul and had contact with his spouse on the 12th when he showed COVID-19 symptoms.

Currently, Jeju Province is mobilizing all epidemiological investigation teams and public health center personnel to conduct the investigation. Once the exact movement path is identified, quarantine measures and related information will be additionally disclosed.

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