Confirmed Case No. 632 in Jeonnam Reported in Naju... Epidemiological Investigation Underway

[Naju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Naju City, Jeollanam-do has initiated an epidemiological investigation following the occurrence of COVID-19 case number Jeonnam632 (Naju52).

According to the Naju City Public Health Center's quarantine authorities on the 15th, the confirmed case Jeonnam632, Mr. A, currently residing in Gwangju Metropolitan City, is presumed to have been infected through contact with his child (Gangdong-gu696) at their home in Gangdong-gu, Seoul last week.

Previously, Mr. A's child was known to have been in contact with a coworker (Gangdong-gu682) who was confirmed positive the day before, and tested positive for COVID-19 on the same day.

Classified as a close contact, Mr. A was tested at the Naju City Public Health Center screening clinic, confirmed positive around 1 a.m. that day, and was transferred to Mokpo Medical Center.

The quarantine authorities deployed an epidemiological investigation team and completed additional contact tracing and disinfection at seven locations within the city, including lodging facilities and restaurants recently visited by Mr. A.

Kim Youngsik, Director of the Public Health Center, stated, “As chain infections are spreading recently through visits to religious facilities and among acquaintances, we ask for strict adherence to social distancing and refraining from visiting other regions.” He added, “We will continue to conduct comprehensive testing of vulnerable facilities to prevent community cluster infections in advance.”

Meanwhile, on the same day afternoon, the city conducted comprehensive COVID-19 rapid antigen testing for 228 public transportation workers at the Naju Citizens' Hall parking lot to proactively block cluster infections, with all test results confirmed negative.

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