As of 0:00 on the 8th, the cumulative confirmed cases in Gyeongbuk region are 1,436

As a reporter from a news agency who frequently visits the National Assembly tested positive for COVID-19 on the 7th, quarantine officials are conducting disinfection work on the 6th floor of the Members' Office Building. <br>[Image source=Yonhap News]

As a reporter from a news agency who frequently visits the National Assembly tested positive for COVID-19 on the 7th, quarantine officials are conducting disinfection work on the 6th floor of the Members' Office Building.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Three additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 imported from overseas were identified in the Gyeongbuk region.


According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 8th, a man in his 20s from Uzbekistan who entered through Incheon Airport on the 5th was tested at Gyeongsan Public Health Center while asymptomatic and was confirmed positive on the 7th.


Also, a Russian national child who entered through Incheon Airport on the 5th with his mother was tested at Gyeongju Public Health Center while asymptomatic and confirmed positive on the 7th. The child's mother tested negative.


A man in his 40s living in Goryeong, who showed cold symptoms during a business trip to India, entered through Incheon Airport on the 6th and was tested at Goryeong Public Health Center, receiving a positive result on the 7th.



As of midnight on the 8th, according to Gyeongbuk Province, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the region is 1,436. The number of recovered patients is 1,336, with 3 discharged the previous day, and the death toll remains at 58, unchanged from the previous day.


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