70s Taxi Driver with Cold Symptoms Confirmed COVID-19 in Daegu... Full Passenger Tracking and Investigation Underway

From the 7th, driving despite cold symptoms, tested positive on the 18th
Health authorities secured a list of 147 people through card terminal transaction inquiries
Wife also 'confirmed'... Daegu confirmed cases 7,122 as of midnight on the 19th

On the 16th, Lee Jong-woon, principal of Daegu Girls' High School, along with the student council president and four others, visited Suseong District Office in Daegu to deliver thank-you notes written on Post-it notes by about 350 students to the public health volunteer medical team and health administration team who worked hard on COVID-19 prevention.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] In Daegu, the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) has increased by 2 more due to community transmission.

According to Daegu City on the 19th, as of midnight on that day, the cumulative number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Daegu was counted as 7,122, which is 2 more than the previous day.

The two confirmed cases are a couple in their 60s to 70s who are taxi drivers living in Nam-gu. The taxi driver in his 70s, who showed cold symptoms from the 7th, was found to have been driving a taxi until the 11th. The notification of confirmation following a health center test was made only on the 18th.

The quarantine authorities are conducting a full inspection of passengers who rode since August 24, which is 14 days before the 7th when the confirmed patient's symptoms began to appear. Using card terminal usage records, they have secured a list of 147 passengers so far and sent guidance messages to get COVID tests.

Meanwhile, considering that the nationwide number of confirmed cases remains in the triple digits ahead of Chuseok and the spread of COVID-19 has not subsided, Daegu City decided to extend the 'Daegu-style Social Distancing Level 2' for one more week until the 27th.

Accordingly, the ban on gatherings, meetings, and events of 50 or more people indoors and 100 or more people outdoors will remain in place. However, indoors, gatherings of 50 or more people are allowed if they meet the quarantine condition of one person per 4㎡.

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