Jeju Urologist Diagnosed with COVID-19... Emergency Diagnostic Testing Initiated for Visitors

Jeju Island. 5 COVID-19 Cases in One Day on the 5th...Total 461 Cases

COVID-19 specimen collection. Photo by Park Changwon

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters (Jeju) Reporter Park Chang-won] A doctor running a urology clinic in Jeju tested positive for COVID-19, prompting health authorities to launch urgent diagnostic testing for patients who visited the clinic.

Jeju Special Self-Governing Province announced on the 6th that during the epidemiological investigation of the confirmed case, it was confirmed that Mr. A operates K Clinic in Jeju City, and diagnostic tests are being conducted on patients who visited the clinic.

According to Jeju Province, the identities of all 28 patients who visited K Clinic during the infectious period of Mr. A, from the 4th to the 5th, were identified, and diagnostic testing is underway after verifying their identities. Mr. A, who showed symptoms such as fever and cough starting on the 4th, visited the screening clinic at Halla Hospital and underwent a COVID-19 test, which came back positive around 4:40 p.m. on the 5th. He is currently receiving treatment in a negative pressure ward at Jeju Medical Center.

Meanwhile, Jeju Province held a joint briefing on the morning of the 6th and announced that with five new confirmed cases (457?461) reported on the 5th, the total cumulative number of confirmed cases in the province reached 461 as of midnight on the 6th.

According to Jeju Province, a total of 40 new COVID-19 cases have been added in the Jeju area since January. The average number of new cases over the past week, from December 30 to recently, was 7.7, bringing the daily average number of confirmed cases below 10.

In particular, during the epidemiological investigation of the five confirmed cases who tested positive on the 5th, authorities detected signs that one individual participated in a private gathering of five or more people, and are focusing on investigating whether any violations occurred.

Im Tae-bong, Controller of the Jeju Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, said, "During the epidemiological investigation, we identify the group composition and the circumstances under which people gathered. In one case, there was a suspicious gathering," adding, "We believe that checking the test results of acquaintances and family members will greatly help in tracing the infection route, so we are verifying whether there was a violation of the private gathering restriction of five or more people during the movement path."

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