One COVID-19 Case Confirmed in Kindergarten Student in Mandeok-dong, Busan

Kindergarten on Alert as 6-Year-Old Girl Confirmed COVID-19 Patient Attended Normally Until Day Before Diagnosis

On the afternoon of the 5th, when the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases related to Seoul Design High School in Mapo-gu, Seoul increased to seven, the entrance to the school was closed. [Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A kindergarten student in Mandeok-dong, Buk-gu, Busan tested positive for COVID-19 on the 5th. It is known that this kindergarten student attended kindergarten normally until the positive diagnosis, causing an emergency at the kindergarten.

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the 5th that kindergarten student B (female, 6 years old, Busan No. 459) at Kindergarten A in Buk-gu was notified of a COVID-19 positive diagnosis.

According to the Office of Education, student B was tested for COVID-19 on the same day after her father, patient Busan No. 412, and her older brother, patient Busan No. 415, were confirmed positive on September 29, but she was initially diagnosed negative.

Student B recently developed a fever while under self-quarantine and was tested at the Buk-gu Public Health Center screening clinic on the 4th, receiving a positive diagnosis that day.

It was confirmed that student B attended the kindergarten normally from September 21 to September 28.

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education has switched all 16 schools, including kindergartens, elementary, middle, and high schools in the Mandeok-dong area of Buk-gu, Busan, where COVID-19 cases have been occurring consecutively, to remote classes for four days from October 5 to 8, after the Chuseok holiday, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Kindergarten A is also included in this measure.

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