[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Kim Soo-young, Mayor of Yangcheon District, held an emergency countermeasure meeting on the 29th at the Empathy Planning Office on the 4th floor of Yangcheon District Office to strengthen the response to the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia).
As of 9 a.m. on the 29th, there are 4 confirmed cases and 183 symptomatic individuals under investigation in South Korea for the novel coronavirus infection. On the 27th, the Ministry of Health and Welfare raised the infectious disease crisis alert level from ‘Caution’ to ‘Warning’ due to the increased possibility of virus transmission.
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