[Breaking] COVID-19 Case Confirmed in Guro-gu, Seoul

A confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) has been reported in Guro-gu, Seoul.

On the 22nd, the Guro-gu Health Center announced on its website that "the confirmed patient is Jo Mo (41, male), who resides in an apartment in Gaebong-dong, Guro-gu, and has been transferred to the National Medical Center."

Jo, a travel guide, reportedly traveled to Israel from the 8th to the 16th with pilgrims visiting sacred sites in Uiseong, Andong, and Yeongju, Gyeongbuk Province.

On the 20th, a suspected COVID-19 patient with symptoms was transported by an ambulance from the Jongno-gu Public Health Center to the National Medical Center in Jung-gu, Seoul, and is seen moving in a wheelchair along with medical staff.