One More Confirmed Case in Gyeongnam... Uzbek National Caring for Infected Son

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kang Sharon] One additional confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) has been reported in Gyeongnam.

On the 10th, Gyeongnam Province announced in a COVID-19 response briefing that a woman in her 30s of Uzbek nationality residing in Changnyeong-gun (patient number 263) tested positive for COVID-19.

This woman is the mother who entered the country with a male child (patient number 214) who was confirmed positive on the 27th of last month.

Although she tested negative in the diagnostic test after entry, she was hospitalized together to care for her son, who was confirmed positive at that time and admitted to Yangsan Busan National University Hospital.

Her son was discharged on the 7th, but the woman tested positive in the test conducted for her discharge.

Since she was quarantined at home until the test results came out, the province has determined that she had no significant movement.

However, with her confirmation, one family member who had been classified as a contact of patient 214 and was under self-quarantine will have their self-quarantine extended by two weeks.

The province judged that the possibility of infection through contact with the confirmed patient is low because infection control rules such as wearing goggles and protective suits were well observed at the hospital where patient 214 was admitted.

The province estimated that although the woman was exposed to the COVID-19 virus at the time of entry, the virus was not active enough to result in a positive diagnosis.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases in the province has increased to 260.

Among them, 205 have been fully recovered and discharged, and 55 are currently hospitalized.

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