Confirmed Cases Among Licensed Realtors and Overseas Arrivals in Gyeongnam... 800 Tested Related to Taxi Driver

On the 14th, when the social distancing measures strengthened due to the resurgence of COVID-19 were downgraded to level 2, commuters were walking along Sejong-daero in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kang Sharon] Gyeongnam Province announced on the 15th during a briefing on the response to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) that two additional confirmed cases have been identified.

They are a woman in her 40s residing in Gimhae City (Gyeongnam case number 273) and a man in his 30s of Kyrgyzstan nationality (case number 274).

The 273rd confirmed case, a licensed real estate agent, experienced her first symptoms on the 12th and was tested at the screening clinic of Gapul Jangyu Hospital on the 14th.

Between the 10th and 12th, she worked at 'Gaga Real Estate,' a mobile brokerage office near the model house of 'Gimhae Prugio High-End' in Andong, Gimhae City.

The Gimhae City quarantine authorities have completed disinfection of the model house and plan to close it for one day on the 15th.

Although the contract for winners ended in mid-last month, considering that the model house continued to operate afterward, the quarantine authorities expect there may be more contacts.

The province urged anyone who visited this model house or the mobile brokerage office to call their nearest public health center for consultation.

So far, three family members have been identified as contacts of the 273rd confirmed case, and further contacts are under investigation.

The 274th confirmed case entered through Incheon Airport on the 29th of last month but tested negative at that time.

Afterward, he was under self-quarantine, and on the 11th, the test for release from quarantine was inconclusive, but a retest confirmed a positive result.

Since he was in self-quarantine, the province reported that there were no other movements or contacts.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases in the province has increased to 271.

236 have fully recovered and been discharged, and 35 are currently hospitalized.

Regarding the local infection related to a taxi driver in Hamyang, as of 8 a.m. on the 15th, a total of 800 people have been tested.

Aside from the existing six confirmed cases, there have been no additional confirmed cases.

711 tested negative, and the rest are still undergoing testing.

The province stated that it is providing maximum support with epidemiological investigation personnel and equipment to prevent further spread of local infections in Hamyang County and is actively engaged in quarantine efforts.

Testing is also underway related to one confirmed case (number 270) who visited Severance Hospital in Sinchon, Seoul.

So far, 22 people have been tested; 18 tested negative, and the rest are still being tested.

Kim Myung-seop, the provincial spokesperson, said, "Places where people engage in prolonged close conversations pose a high risk of infection transmission," and urged, "Please refrain from visiting medical device sales offices that hold various briefings or experiential rooms, and ensure that multi-use facilities such as restaurants and cafes are ventilated and disinfected frequently, and follow quarantine rules such as wearing masks."

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