Mokpo Hongil High School Student Tests 'Negative' After Contact with COVID-19 Confirmed Case

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] In Mokpo, Jeollanam-do, a high school student who was identified as a close contact of a confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) tested negative after undergoing testing.

According to the Jeollanam-do Office of Education on the 6th, Mr. A, who was classified as a close contact of the 280th confirmed COVID-19 case in Suwon, and Mr. A's father were confirmed negative by the Jeollanam-do Health and Environment Institute at around 2:40 PM on the same day.

They, residing in Mokpo, are family members of the confirmed case and had visited the grandmother's house in Suwon for the Chuseok holiday. The grandmother was confirmed positive early this morning as the 280th confirmed case in Suwon, and they were classified as close contacts until the 4th, thus underwent testing.

Mokpo Hongil High School, where Mr. A is enrolled, set up a temporary screening clinic and conducted a full-scale infectious disease test on 209 people, including all three students and staff members. Mr. A and his father entered a two-week self-quarantine period in accordance with COVID-19 prevention guidelines.

An official from the Office of Education stated, “Mr. A attended school yesterday, and a full-scale test was conducted on all third-year students and staff at Mokpo Hongil High School. The test results are expected to take about two days,” adding, “Fortunately, since Mr. A and his father tested negative, it is expected that no confirmed cases will emerge among the students.”

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