[Breaking] "Contact with Confirmed Nurse at Samsung Hospital"... Woman Living in Uiwang-si Tests Positive

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Seung-gon] Uiwang City, Gyeonggi Province, announced on the 23rd that a 56-year-old woman, Ms. A, residing in Uiwang City, Gyeonggi Province, who had contact with a confirmed nurse at Samsung Seoul Hospital, tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

Ms. A, who works in Gangnam, Seoul, underwent specimen testing at Seocho-gu Public Health Center on the 21st, was confirmed positive on the 22nd, and became patient number 69 in Seocho-gu.

It is presumed that Ms. A was infected after contact with the confirmed nurse at Samsung Seoul Hospital on the 10th.