Additional COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Jindo-gun, 'High Alert'

Lee Dong-jin, Jindo County Governor, is delivering an urgent statement. (Photo by Jindo County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Seo Young-seo] In Jindo, Jeollanam-do, the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) (Jeonnam No. 43) was reported on the 17th, and six family members of a local resident who had contact with him have been consecutively infected, causing shock.

According to Jindo County on the 22nd, the wife B (Jeonnam No. 69) and son C (Jeonnam No. 70) of Mr. A, a man in his 70s from Imhoe-myeon who was infected on the 18th and is the first confirmed case in Jindo (Jeonnam No. 44), tested positive for COVID-19 on the 22nd.

Son C, who lives in Samhyang-eup, Muan County, came down to Jindo and has been taking care of his mother B after his father A was confirmed positive.

Earlier, on the 12th, a man in his 60s living in Jindo (Jeonnam No. 43), who had traveled to Jeju and was on the same flight as a member of the Seoul Full Gospel Church, was confirmed as the first COVID-19 case in Jindo on the afternoon of the 17th.

On the 17th, he visited a restaurant and cafe in Jindo-eup, and five children and grandchildren living in Mokpo and Seoul visited Mr. A's house in Jindo for vacation. In this way, Mr. A moved with several family members across four cities and counties including Jindo, Yeongam, Mokpo, and Muan, raising concerns about the spread of infection.

Lee Dong-jin, the governor of Jindo County, said in an emergency briefing on additional COVID-19 confirmed cases, “The first confirmed case in Jindo (Jeonnam No. 43) was infected on the plane by a member of the Seoul Full Gospel Church, the second confirmed case (Jeonnam No. 44) was infected through a couple’s gathering with the first case, and the third to fifth confirmed cases were infected through family gatherings,” and urged, “Please refrain from various meetings, events, and outings, and strictly follow mask-wearing, hand washing, and social distancing.”

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