Movement Paths of the 12th and 13th Confirmed Cases in Gunsan (Jeonbuk 49th and 50th) Originating from Sarangjeil Church

Contact with Seongnam Confirmed Case No. 207, Resident of Sarangjeil Church Until the 12th

Photo by Gunsan City Website Capture

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hong Jaehee] A mother and daughter who lived at Seoul Sarang Jeil Church and moved down to Gunsan have tested positive for COVID-19.

According to Gunsan City on the 18th, the mother and daughter, Gunsan case 12 A (in her 60s) and Gunsan case 13 B (in her 30s), are residents of Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, and had been living at Sarang Jeil Church from the end of last month until the 12th.

They came into contact with a confirmed case from Seongnam (Seongnam case 207) at Sarang Jeil Church on the morning of the 12th, and were notified as contacts by Bundang Public Health Center on the 15th.

Currently asymptomatic, they stayed at a goshiwon near Gyeongbokgung Station on the 13th and 14th, and on the 16th took an express bus to Gunsan where they rented a monthly house.

Later, when they tried to visit a hospital, they were directed to a screening clinic, where specimens were collected around 11:50 a.m. on the 17th. They were transported by a public health center ambulance to a self-quarantine location and tested positive at around 8:50 p.m. that day.

They are currently hospitalized in an isolation ward at Gunsan Medical Center, and contacts who have been in contact with them are undergoing epidemiological investigation, specimen collection, and self-quarantine. Disinfection of the residence and visited locations has also been completed.

The city is investigating additional movement routes by checking cellphone GPS, card usage history, and CCTV footage, and will conduct disinfection immediately upon confirmation of further routes.

A Gunsan city official stated, “Gunsan cases 11 and 12 came into contact with the Seongnam confirmed case and were notified as contacts by the public health center, but despite this, they came down to Gunsan and caused local transmission.” He added, “The city has completed handling by quickly identifying movement routes and conducting disinfection, so citizens are urged to thoroughly maintain personal hygiene to prevent further spread rather than worry.”

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