[Breaking] Busan COVID-19 Patient Visiting Haeundae Famous Hot Spring Almost Daily... Health Authorities on Alert

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Among the 6 additional confirmed cases in Busan on the 27th, it was found that one patient frequently stayed at a large public bathhouse, prompting health authorities to urge those who used the bathhouse at the same time to undergo diagnostic testing.

According to the movement path of patient number 277 disclosed by Busan City, this patient, who resides in Nam-gu, Busan, visited the women's bath on the 4th floor of a hot spring in Haeundae, Busan, 8 times starting from the 16th. The specific times were from 4 PM to midnight on the 16th and 17th, and from 7 AM to 4 PM on the 19th to 21st and the 23rd to 25th.

This bathhouse is a famous large hot spring frequently used by vacationers visiting Haeundae, raising an alert for health authorities.

Health authorities stated that citizens who visited or used the bathhouse during the times patient 277 was present should immediately get tested at a nearby public health center or similar facility.

Patient number 277 is one of four family members presumed to have been infected after attending a family gathering in Suncheon, Jeonnam on the 15th, where they came into contact with a confirmed patient from Seoul who was also present at the gathering.

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