Two More Confirmed Cases Related to Paju Goshitel...Contacts of Previous Confirmed Cases (Update)

On the 18th of last month, medical staff at Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center Paju Hospital in Paju, Gyeonggi-do, are locking the door of the screening clinic testing room. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suwan] On the 8th, two additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were reported in Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do.

Paju City announced that two people, Mr. A in his 50s and Mr. B in his 60s, residing in Geumchon 3-dong, tested positive for COVID-19 on that day.

Mr. A (Paju-si case No. 106) and Mr. B (Paju-si case No. 107) live in the same goshiwon as Paju-si case No. 104, who was confirmed positive the previous day, and are identified as contacts of this confirmed case.

They were diagnosed positive through mass testing conducted by health authorities on 51 residents of this goshiwon.

Mr. A showed symptoms of a cold with body aches starting from the 2nd, while Mr. B is an asymptomatic confirmed case.

The city stated that the movement routes of the confirmed cases will be disclosed on the Paju City website once the epidemiological investigation is completed.

The city has requested hospital beds for the confirmed cases from Gyeonggi-do and plans to carry out disinfection of their residences as soon as the transfer is completed.

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