Gwangju Area COVID-19 Spread 'Slows Down'... 3 New Cases on the 18th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] As the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases is decreasing in the Gwangju area, three people including foreigners and individuals from other cities and provinces were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 18th, as of 2 p.m. on that day, three people in the Gwangju area were confirmed positive for COVID-19 and were classified as Gwangju cases 5258 to 5260.

One case is related to an administrative order for a job placement agency, one case is related to a confirmed case from another city or province, and one case is under investigation due to symptoms.

The one related to the administrative order for the job placement agency is a Chinese day laborer working at a construction site who was tested and confirmed positive according to the administrative order.

The case related to another city or province connected to Seoul is a close acquaintance of case 5242, who was confirmed positive on the 15th in another city or province, and tested positive after symptoms appeared during quarantine.

Case 5258, who tested positive through symptomatic testing, is currently under investigation for the infection route.

Meanwhile, on the previous day, case 5254, a student at a private university in Nam-gu, was confirmed positive, and tests were conducted on contacts; excluding case 5254, 365 people tested negative, and 14 people are awaiting test results.

Among the 365 who tested negative, 85 were placed under self-quarantine according to quarantine guidelines.

The quarantine authorities plan to conduct an in-depth epidemiological investigation using CCTV and location information systems (GPS).

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