Mokpo Couple in Their 60s-70s Confirmed Positive for COVID-19

Concerns Over Group Infection from Religious Activities and Bungeoppang Sales

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] A couple in their 60s and 70s living in Mokpo, Jeonnam, has tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Jeonnam to eight.

According to Jeonnam Province and Mokpo City on the 24th, the couple, who sell Bungeoppang, tested positive in the first private institution test and again in the second test conducted by the Jeonnam Health and Environment Research Institute.

The couple sells Bungeoppang to unspecified many people in downtown Mokpo, and the wife attended worship at a church in Mokpo until the 8th, raising concerns about a potential COVID-19 cluster infection.

Mokpo City and Jeonnam Province transferred the couple to Gangjin Medical Center and began investigating the infection route, movement paths, and contacts, while also disinfecting related locations.

With this couple testing positive for COVID-19, a total of eight confirmed cases have occurred in Jeonnam. Among them, three have been discharged.