Jeju Patient No. 53 Confirmed to Have Visited Haesu Sauna and Seogwipo Maeil Olle Market

As of 11 AM on the 16th, 8 visited locations and 2 contacts... Disinfection and quarantine measures completed

Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Government Complex

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Chang-won] Jeju Special Self-Governing Province announced on the 16th the results of an additional epidemiological investigation on employee A (Jeju case No. 53), who tested positive for COVID-19 on the 11th at ‘Sanbangsan Tansan Oncheon’.

In this investigation by the provincial quarantine authorities, it was additionally confirmed that A visited Samyang Haesoo Sauna (August 31) and Seogwipo Maeil Olle Market (September 7).

A was classified as a contact of Jeju case No. 52 and was tested at Seogwipo City Western Health Center around 2 p.m. on the 11th. Later that day, at about 7:30 p.m., A was confirmed positive and is currently receiving treatment in a negative pressure ward at Jeju National University Hospital.

The provincial quarantine authorities conducted an epidemiological investigation into A’s movements from August 30, two days before symptom onset, until the confirmation on the 11th, as A stated, “Since the 1st, I felt hoarseness and muscle pain and took medicine.”

The epidemiological investigation focused on identifying additional places visited and contacts through A’s statements, on-site investigations, CCTV, and mobile phone satellite positioning system (GPS) inquiries.

As of 11 a.m. on the 16th, the confirmed places A visited are ▲Sanbangsan Tansan Oncheon (Andeok-myeon) ▲Samyang Haesoo Sauna (Samyang 2-dong) ▲Daejeong Nonghyup Hanaro Mart (Daejeong-eup) ▲Seogwipo City Forestry Cooperative (Seogwi-dong) ▲Seogwipo Nonghyup Main Branch (Seogwi-dong) ▲Seogwipo Maeil Olle Market (Seogwi-dong) ▲Cheongru Bongpyeong Memil Makguksu (Daejeong-eup) ▲Hwasun Bathhouse (Andeok-myeon), totaling eight locations.

So far, it has been found that there were almost no sauna users at the same time as A from 1:03 p.m. to 2:05 p.m. on August 31.

The provincial quarantine authorities judged that although 14 days have passed since A’s visit to Samyang Haesoo Sauna, there is a high possibility of contact with unspecified many people in a confined space without wearing masks, and are investigating additional contacts.

Also, it was confirmed that A visited Seogwipo Maeil Olle Market for about 15 minutes from 11:25 a.m. on September 7. One employee there was classified as a contact.

Previously, according to the announcement by the quarantine authorities on the 11th, no contacts of A were identified, but in this additional epidemiological investigation, one Seogwipo Maeil Olle Market employee and one local resident who contacted A near A’s home on September 4 were classified as contacts.

Quarantine measures for these two contacts have all been completed, and test results were all negative.

Jeju Province plans to disclose additional movement paths and contacts related to A through disaster safety messages, the website, SNS, etc., and take quarantine measures as soon as they are confirmed.

Meanwhile, detailed epidemiological investigation results on B, the family member of A and Jeju case No. 52, confirmed that no additional movement paths or contacts have been identified so far.

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