Even 'Clean Gijang-gun,' Which Had Zero COVID-19 Cases, Has Been Breached

Busan Gijang-gun Reports First Confirmed Case... All Gatherings and Venue Rentals Suspended

As the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Gijang-gun, Busan, on the morning of the 17th, Oh Gyu-seok, the head of Gijang-gun, took command at the site.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The first confirmed case of COVID-19 has occurred in Gijang-gun, Busan. The patient is a student of Busan Mechanical Technical High School residing in Jeonggwan-eup, and it is presumed that the infection occurred at the Busan Mechanical Technical High School Sympathy Technology Camp.

According to Gijang-gun on the 17th, the patient received the first test at Haeundae Health Center from the 12th and tested negative, then was under self-quarantine. However, symptoms such as fever and headache appeared in the early morning of the 14th, and after a second test on the 15th, the final positive confirmation was made in the early morning of the 17th.

The confirmed patient was transported to Busan Medical Center by ambulance from Gijang-gun Health Center at 9 a.m. on the same day. Since the patient was under self-quarantine from the 12th and tested positive, there was no special movement route. Two family members who had close contact were tested at 9 a.m. on the 17th and are awaiting results.

With the first confirmed case in Gijang-gun, Oh Gyu-seok, the mayor of Gijang-gun, directed the quarantine site at the location of the confirmed case at 5:50 a.m. on the 17th, and the Gijang-gun Infectious Disease Prevention Team conducted intensive disinfection in the patient’s residence and nearby areas.

Mayor Oh said, “To prevent COVID-19 infection, all departments have worked together day and night, achieving the result of no infections in the local community so far, but now the war has begun.”

Gijang-gun decided to strictly follow the manual equivalent to social distancing level 3 and devote all efforts to blocking the spread of COVID-19 within the local community.

Due to nationwide concerns about the resurgence of COVID-19, Gijang-gun began preemptive measures from the 18th by applying a manual equivalent to social distancing level 3. All group events operated by Gijang-gun, including outdoor sports facilities, public libraries, education, events, and rental services, will be temporarily suspended.

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