COVID-19 Jeju Case 53 Movement 'Disclosed'

As of 10 AM on the 12th, disinfection completed at 6 visited locations with no contacts... Most wore masks
Additional epidemiological investigation ongoing for detailed movements and contacts from August 30 to September 5

Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Government Complex

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Chang-won] Jeju Special Self-Governing Province disclosed the epidemiological investigation results of the 53rd confirmed COVID-19 case in the province, Mr. A, on the 11th at around 7:30 PM.

According to Jeju Province on the 12th, the epidemiological investigation of Mr. A has identified his movements from the 6th to the 9th, confirming that he wore a mask most of the time except during meal times. Disinfection measures have been completed at all six visited locations.

Mr. A is an employee at Sanbangsan Carbonated Hot Springs located in Sagyeri, Andeok-myeon, Seogwipo City, and tested negative on August 28.

Subsequently, Mr. A was classified as a contact of the 52nd confirmed case in Jeju, and after testing on the 10th, received an indeterminate result.

On the 11th at 1:30 PM, Mr. A was transported by ambulance from his home to the Seogwipo City Western Health Center screening clinic, where a specimen was collected and later confirmed positive by the Provincial Health and Environment Research Institute.

According to the provincial epidemiological investigation, as of 10 AM on the 12th, the confirmed locations visited by Mr. A are: ▲ Sanbangsan Carbonated Hot Springs (Andeok-myeon) ▲ Seogwipo City Forestry Cooperative (Seogwi-dong) ▲ Seogwipo Nonghyup Main Branch (Seogwi-dong) ▲ Cheongru Bongpyeong Buckwheat Makguksu (Daejeong-eup) ▲ Hwasun Bathhouse (Andeok-myeon) ▲ Daejeong Nonghyup Hanaro Mart (Daejeong-eup, no contacts), totaling six places, with no contacts identified.

It was confirmed that Cheongru Bongpyeong Buckwheat Makguksu and Hwasun Bathhouse were visited together with the family member who is the 52nd confirmed case.

Mr. A stated, "Since the 1st, I felt my throat was hoarse and experienced muscle pain, so I took medicine."

Following the Central Disease Control Headquarters’ guidelines for disclosing confirmed patients’ movements, the health authorities are conducting an epidemiological investigation of Mr. A’s movements from August 30, two days before symptom onset, until the confirmation on the 11th.

The provincial health authorities are currently focusing on identifying Mr. A’s movements from August 30 to September 5, in addition to the period from the 6th to the 9th.

Since Mr. A has no credit card usage history, the health authorities are verifying his daily movements through his statements, on-site investigations, and CCTV footage, while also investigating additional visited locations and contacts via mobile phone satellite positioning system (GPS) data.

Mr. A was transferred to a negative pressure isolation room at Jeju National University Hospital around 9:30 PM on the 11th and is currently receiving isolated treatment.

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