Jeonbuk's 29th COVID-19 Confirmed Patient, 20s US Military Personnel in Gunsan

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Tae-in] Jeonbuk Province announced on the 5th that A, a man in his 20s who is a U.S. military personnel stationed in Gunsan, tested positive for COVID-19 and has been placed in isolation.

This is the 29th confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in the province.

A arrived at Incheon Airport on the 2nd via a Delta Air Lines flight and was transported to the Gunsan military base by a military vehicle. He was tested immediately upon arrival at the base and then isolated.

After testing positive on the 4th, A was transferred to the patient isolation facility at Osan Air Base. He is reported to have come into contact with seven people, including two vehicle drivers.

Jeonbuk health authorities reported the case to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency's emergency operations center and sent an official letter to the Incheon Airport Quarantine Office to identify contacts on the incoming flight and within the airport.