[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] One more COVID-19 case has been confirmed at Jangseong Sangmudae.
According to Jeonnam Province on the 29th, Army officer A at Sangmudae tested positive.
A received an inconclusive result in tests conducted on 316 close contacts on the 27th, was retested, and was confirmed positive on the 29th.
A is the 18th confirmed case at Sangmudae and was a contact of Jeonnam case number 395, the first confirmed case at Sangmudae.
The 16 people confirmed positive the previous day were isolated and hospitalized at the Armed Forces Daejeon Integrated Hospital.
Regarding Jeonnam case 395, a total of 875 people including military personnel and civilian contacts were tested, with 17 confirmed positive and the rest confirmed negative.
On the 28th, the province held a joint countermeasure meeting with Jangseong County, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, and the Army Headquarters to establish a government-military information sharing system and an exposure tracking management plan.
Additionally, to proactively block infection, they discussed plans for mass testing of about 5,000 people including Sangmudae soldiers and their families, and requested national funding support for the required diagnostic testing costs.
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