'Poor Mask Wearing' COVID-19 Confirmed Patient Stops by Hangang Convenience Store While Riding a Bicycle
[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Hyung-gil] It has been confirmed that a cyclist infected with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) visited a convenience store in Hangang Park.
On the evening of the 7th, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, announced via an emergency disaster message and a notice on its website, "Those with symptoms who visited GS25 Hangang Ttukseom Branch 3 (Jayang-dong 99-2) at the same time as the confirmed case should get tested at a screening clinic."
According to Gwangjin-gu, a confirmed case from Dobong-gu, who tested positive on the 4th of this month, was found to have stayed at the convenience store from 7:25 PM to 7:29 PM on the 1st of this month.
At that time, the confirmed case arrived at the convenience store by bicycle, and the quarantine authorities identified that the mask-wearing condition was poor, posing a possibility of transmitting COVID-19 to nearby people.
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Although the confirmed case stayed at the convenience store for only 4 minutes, the quarantine authorities judged that there was a possibility of transmission due to the poor mask-wearing condition.
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