13 COVID-19 Cases Reported in Gangnam-gu from Yesterday Afternoon to Today... 5 Cases Under Investigation for Infection Routes

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] From the afternoon of the 11th to the 12th, 13 confirmed COVID-19 cases (Nos. 1663~1675) occurred in Gangnam-gu.

Cases 1665, 1668, and 1670 were confirmed through contact with previously confirmed Gangnam-gu residents; cases 1666, 1669, and 1671 are family members of confirmed Gangnam-gu residents; and cases 1672 and 1675 were confirmed through contact with confirmed cases from other regions.

Cases 1663, 1664, 1667, 1673, and 1674 were confirmed with symptoms such as sputum, but their infection routes are unknown, and epidemiological investigations are underway.

Jung Soon-gyun, the district mayor, said, "As we experienced in the early stages of the COVID-19 crisis, individual carelessness, negligence, and lies dismantle the quarantine network that we have protected with patience and effort. Although there have been many inconveniences and difficulties for the residents so far, since cluster infections with unknown infection routes are continuing, I ask for your active cooperation with the government's social distancing policy extended for three weeks."

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