Hamyang-gun Holds Press Conference Regarding COVID-19 Confirmed Cases

Both Additional Confirmed Cases Identified as Infected Through Jinju International Prayer Center

COVID-19 Confirmed Cases Press Conference in Hamyang County (Photo by Hamyang County)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] On the 13th, it was announced through a briefing that both of the two additional confirmed cases related to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Hapyang-gun, Gyeongnam, were confirmed to have been infected through Jinju International Prayer Center.

Confirmed cases Hapyang No. 8 and Hapyang No. 9 are a married couple who stated that they stayed together at the "Jinju International Prayer Center" from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the 3rd.

After receiving the county's public message encouraging testing, they visited the health center's screening clinic directly around 6 p.m. on the 11th to undergo testing.

They were notified of their positive test results around 7:40 a.m. on the 13th.

Currently, the confirmed cases were transferred around 12:50 p.m. to Gyeongsang National University Hospital and Jinju Living Treatment Center, respectively.

The movement paths of the confirmed cases are currently being investigated together with epidemiologists from Gyeongnam Province.

A county official said, "If you feel even slightly unwell or if your movement overlaps with that of a confirmed case, do not hesitate to go to the screening clinic," and added, "We ask for voluntary quarantine until the test results come out."

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