Mokpo City on High Alert Following Confirmed Cases in a Married Couple

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] A couple who visited Chonnam National University Hospital in Mokpo, Jeonnam, tested positive in the final COVID-19 test on the 16th, triggering an emergency in the local community.

According to Mokpo City on the 16th, Mr. A recently underwent surgery at the Department of Neurosurgery at Chonnam National University Hospital and was discharged, but was later confirmed positive for COVID-19 while receiving inpatient treatment at a hospital in Mokpo.

Mr. A showed no particular symptoms, but his husband reportedly had mild cold symptoms.

Mokpo City is conducting diagnostic tests on the medical staff at the Mokpo hospital where Mr. A is hospitalized and is tracking the movements of his husband, Mr. B.

On the 16th, Mokpo City sent an urgent text message requesting residents who visited Yonsei Neurosurgery Clinic from 2:45 PM on the 11th to 3 PM on the 16th to visit the public health center's screening clinic by 10 PM on the 16th.

Mr. A was assigned case number 258 in Jeonnam, and his husband Mr. B was assigned case number 259.

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