Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Among Pocheon Military Unit Soldiers Visited Daejeon During Leave

On the 5th, a military official at an Army unit in Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, is closing the door while wearing a mask and gloves. A large number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection occurred at the unit, leading military authorities to restrict all units in the Pocheon area from going out. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] It has been revealed that a soldier infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) from an army unit in Pocheon, residing in Seongnam City, visited Daejeon from the 1st to the 4th of this month.

According to Daejeon City on the 6th, Mr. A (Seongnam City COVID-19 case number 416), who lives in Bundang-gu, Seongnam, was classified as a close contact of a confirmed COVID-19 case during military leave and was tested in Seongnam on the previous day (the 5th), receiving a positive diagnosis.

Before being diagnosed, Mr. A traveled from Seongnam to Daejeon on the 1st and visited his maternal grandparents' house. On the 2nd, he visited a restaurant and a karaoke room with an acquaintance in the area, and on the 3rd, he stopped by a restaurant. On the 4th, around 4:30 PM, he took an intercity bus from Daejeon to Gwangju.

The quarantine authorities have conducted COVID-19 tests on three people who had contact with Mr. A, including his maternal grandparents and an acquaintance.

Meanwhile, the army unit in Pocheon City has so far confirmed a total of 37 positive COVID-19 cases.

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