Jeonnam Province: Low Risk of Further Spread of 'Naju UK Variant Virus'

All Tested Contacts Including Syrians Confirmed Negative

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] It has been confirmed that the risk of additional transmission of the 'UK variant virus' in Naju is low.

On the 4th, Jeonnam Province announced that all tests on Syrian contacts related to the UK variant virus originating from Syrians in Naju came back negative.

Recently, the Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that genetic analysis of overseas imported confirmed cases identified the UK variant virus in a Syrian confirmed case in Naju.

Accordingly, the province conducted comprehensive retesting of foreign confirmed cases and their contacts to block further transmission within the local community.

Among the eight family members of the Syrian confirmed case infected with the UK variant virus in Naju, four who were discharged on the 23rd and 27th of last month all tested negative upon retesting.

Additionally, on the 2nd, all 74 people tested?including 42 Syrians related to the Syrian family in Naju and 32 domestic contacts?were confirmed negative.

Furthermore, on the following day, all 150 people tested?including 17 Syrians working at 51 automobile parts collection companies in the province and 133 domestic and foreign nationals?received negative results.

The province plans to request genetic analysis from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on the positive strain of Jeonnam 613 to clarify the causal relationship with Jeonnam 609 and Jeonnam 613, who are relatives of the Syrians in Naju.

Kang Young-gu, Director of Health and Welfare at Jeonnam Province, said, “The overseas imported variant virus has a very high possibility of contact and transmission at airports or countries of transit,” and added, “We will strengthen management of overseas arrivals and confirmed cases within the province.”

Meanwhile, at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters meeting held that day, the province proposed to the central government to strengthen management by applying only the ‘test-based release from quarantine’ criteria for overseas arrivals and foreign confirmed cases to block domestic transmission of overseas COVID-19 variant viruses.

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