Hwasun-gun: All Contacts of 'Jeonnam 204-206 Cases' Test Negative

[Hwasun=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Young-gyun] Jeonnam Hwasun-gun (Governor Gu Chung-gon) announced on the 13th that all individuals who underwent diagnostic testing after contact with Jeonnam confirmed cases No. 204 to 206 tested negative.

The county collected specimens from 121 contacts of the three confirmed cases the previous day and requested diagnostic testing from the Jeonnam Health and Environment Research Institute.

As a result of the diagnostic tests, contacts along the movement routes, which were relatively vulnerable to infection or posed a high risk of local infection spread due to the nature of the contact locations, all tested negative.

Among them, 45 sports club members who had contact with Jeonnam confirmed case No. 204 at an indoor sports facility in Hwasun-eup, 60 workplace colleagues of Jeonnam confirmed case No. 205, and 3 cohabiting family members including children of Jeonnam confirmed case No. 206, a caregiver, all tested negative.

Additionally, 10 elderly individuals who received mobile bathing services from caregivers Jeonnam confirmed cases No. 201 and No. 206 were all confirmed negative.

Jeonnam confirmed cases No. 204 to 206 were infected through contact with Jeonnam confirmed case No. 201, who is a caregiver.

Since the confirmed case occurred on the 11th, the county has set up an emergency screening clinic in the parking lot of the Hanium Culture and Sports Center's auxiliary gymnasium and has been conducting diagnostic tests.

From the 11th, when the confirmed case (Jeonnam No. 201) occurred, until the previous day, diagnostic tests were conducted on 262 contacts of four confirmed cases, resulting in 3 positive cases (Jeonnam Nos. 204 to 206) and 259 negative cases.

The rapid response team and the Jeonnam epidemiological investigation team are conducting in-depth epidemiological investigations, continuously confirming the infection route, additional movement paths, and contacts of Jeonnam confirmed case No. 201.

A county official stated, “As asymptomatic confirmed cases and cases with unknown infection routes are increasing, adherence to facility-specific quarantine guidelines and personal hygiene rules is more important than ever,” adding, “Even though the social distancing level has been eased to level 1, vigilance must not be relaxed, and masks should be worn at all times and places.”

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