Iksan City’s Efforts to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 Local Infections

All 79 Participants Using Buses for Gwanghwamun Rally Test Negative

Director Han Myeong-ran of the Public Health Center is briefing on the movement paths and contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hong Jaehee] Iksan City, Jeonbuk, is blocking the spread of local infections by identifying movement routes and contacts as COVID-19 confirmed cases continue to occur in the area.

On the 20th, Han Myeongran, head of the health center, held a briefing and announced that three confirmed cases occurred in the last two days as a man in his 30s and a woman in her 70s tested positive for COVID-19 the previous evening.

The 6th confirmed case in Iksan was a man in his 30s working in Iksan, confirmed to be a colleague of the 5th confirmed case who tested positive the day before.

On the 16th, he stayed at the church of the 5th confirmed case’s parents, stayed at a restaurant in Sindong from 6:20 pm to 7:17 pm on the 17th, and then visited an acquaintance’s house for an hour from 8:30 pm.

On the 18th, he stayed at home, went for a drive with an acquaintance from 7 pm to 9:30 pm, and returned home. On the 19th, he was classified as a contact of the 5th confirmed case, tested, and confirmed positive.

Also, the 7th confirmed case in Iksan was a woman in her 70s who visited an acquaintance’s house in Gapyeong-gun by train on the 14th, and on the 15th, she visited Seoul by train and returned to Iksan.

She stayed at home until the 17th, went out briefly on the 18th, and returned immediately. No contacts were identified. Although asymptomatic, she underwent a COVID-19 test following family and surrounding recommendations due to recent visits to the metropolitan area and was confirmed positive.

Currently, both the 6th and 7th confirmed cases wore masks during movement and were urgently transferred to the isolation treatment room at Gunsan Medical Center for treatment.

The city completed intensive disinfection at places visited by the confirmed cases and conducted COVID-19 tests on contacts of the 6th confirmed case, placing them under self-quarantine.

Also, since the infection route of the 7th confirmed case is unclear, additional investigations are underway, including checking mobile phone GPS, card usage history, DUR (Drug Utilization Review) system, and CCTV footage of visited places from the 3rd to the 19th.

Director Han Myeongran said, “The next two weeks are expected to be the critical period for the spread of COVID-19 local infections,” and urged, “Considering the seriousness and urgency of the situation, please thoroughly follow personal hygiene rules and refrain from visiting the metropolitan area where cluster infections are occurring.”

Meanwhile, all 79 people who attended the Gwanghwamun rally as a group using a tourist bus on the 15th tested negative for COVID-19.

As the infection spread continues recently, the city urged citizens who visited Seoul Sarang Jeil Church or attended the Gwanghwamun rally individually to visit health centers and undergo COVID-19 testing regardless of symptoms.

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