[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunseok Yoo] On the 29th, 10 confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in Jeungpyeong, Chungcheongbuk-do.
According to Chungbuk Province and Jeungpyeong County, a man in his 20s, A, a Uzbek national residing in Jeungpyeong, tested positive for COVID-19 on the morning of the same day.
A is a student at a university in the Seoul metropolitan area and underwent testing the day before due to suspicious symptoms. A lived with 10 acquaintances in their 20s of the same nationality at a lodging in Jeungpyeong. Following A's positive diagnosis, tests were conducted on these individuals. As a result, 9 of them tested 'positive' by 9 p.m. that day. Among the additional confirmed cases, 5 showed abnormal symptoms such as coughing and headaches.
They are known to have lived together while attending universities in other regions or working part-time jobs. Patients who were waiting at Jeunggusan Recreational Forest in Jeungpyeong before testing are scheduled to be transferred to isolation hospitals. One uninfected individual is currently under self-quarantine.
Meanwhile, health authorities are investigating the infection routes of these individuals as well as the reasons for living together despite being based in different locations. As of this day, the cumulative number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the Jeungpyeong area is 62.
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