One COVID-19 Case in Their 60s Confirmed in Changwon, Gyeongnam

Kim Myung-seop, spokesperson for Gyeongnam Province, is explaining the COVID-19 outbreak situation in the briefing room.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Ju-cheol In] One new case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Changwon, Gyeongnam.

On the morning of the 12th, Gyeongnam Province announced in a COVID-19 response briefing that “a man in his 60s, a Korean national residing in Uichang-gu, Changwon (Gyeongnam case number 297), tested positive for COVID-19.”

Case 297 in Gyeongnam is a family member of case 417 in Gwanak-gu, Seoul. Case 417 in Gwanak-gu visited case 297’s home in Changwon during the recent Chuseok holiday.

Afterwards, the Seoul family member was confirmed positive on the 11th and was notified as a contact, then underwent testing and was confirmed positive.

The man’s spouse, who was tested together, was negative. Four contacts of this man are currently undergoing testing.

Attention is being paid to the fact that the Seoul family stayed in Changwon for seven days including the Chuseok holiday, and the province is also tracking their movement within the area.

With this, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Gyeongnam is 294. There are 10 hospitalized patients and 284 discharged patients.

Spokesperson Kim Myung-seop said, “Although social distancing has been adjusted to level 1, the risk of COVID-19 has not decreased,” and urged, “As cluster infections continue in the metropolitan area and some other regions, please strictly follow quarantine rules including wearing masks.”

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