Contact with Assemblyman Lee Gae-ho's Secretary, 1 Confirmed Case in Wando

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters reporters Choi Kyung-pil and Lee Joon-kyung] One new case of COVID-19 infection has been confirmed in Wando, Jeollanam-do.

According to the Wando Health and Medical Center on the 16th, the confirmed case was classified as Jeonnam No. 998 (Wando No. 11).

The confirmed patient is known to have been in contact with Jeonnam No. 989, who was previously identified as the secretary to Lee Gae-ho, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea representing Damyang, Hampyeong, Yeonggwang, and Jangseong in Jeonnam.

Jeonnam No. 998 is a resident of Geumil-eup, Wando, and the quarantine authorities estimate that the infection occurred after dining with Jeonnam No. 989 at restaurants in Damyang and Gwangju from the 5th to the 8th.

The confirmed patient experienced cold symptoms including fever starting on the 13th, underwent a COVID-19 test at Wando Daeseong Hospital, and was confirmed positive on the 16th. The patient has been transferred to a treatment hospital, and the patient's family has been placed in a designated safe accommodation.

Initially, a Wando County official stated, "Jeonnam No. 998 felt unwell, received treatment at a hospital, and entered self-quarantine, so there were no other contacts."

However, it was later revealed that the patient visited various locations in Geumil-eup from the 9th to the 14th, including restaurants, a hof (Korean pub), a screen golf practice range, and Hanaro Mart, raising concerns about the spread of infection.

The quarantine authorities are conducting diagnostic tests on people who had contact with the confirmed patient.

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