13 Confirmed Cases in Gwangju Including Self-Isolating Middle and High School Students and Family Infections

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] Chain infections continue in the Gwangju area, including a high school student and family members in quarantine who contracted COVID-19.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 20th, as of 6 p.m. that day, 13 new confirmed cases were reported, classified as numbers 5273 to 5285.

Five cases are related to previously confirmed patients, four are related to confirmed cases from other cities and provinces, three are related to administrative orders for job placement centers, and one is under investigation due to symptoms.

Among those related to previously confirmed patients were elementary school students, daycare teachers, and kindergarten students, but all were under self-quarantine, so no full-scale investigation was conducted.

Of the confirmed cases that day, seven were identified as family chain infections, all confirmed positive while in quarantine.

All three cases related to the administrative order for job placement centers were also confirmed positive during quarantine; their nationalities are Chinese and Uzbek.

The one person under investigation due to symptoms is a high school student in Nam-gu who developed symptoms on the 17th and was tested after attending school on the 18th.

Health authorities set up a temporary screening clinic at the school and began a full investigation of 559 people (479 students and 80 staff members).

Among the confirmed cases from other cities and provinces, one was related to a Gimpo confirmed case and tested positive in a pre-release quarantine test after contact with a workplace colleague.

The other three were acquaintances or had overlapping movement paths with confirmed cases in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, resulting in infection.

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