(Breaking) Two Additional Confirmed Cases in Uiwang City...Children of Patient No. 1

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Two children of patient No. 1, who tested positive for COVID-19 the previous day in Uiwang City, have also been confirmed to be infected.

The first confirmed case in the city occurred the previous day. The patient is a 43-year-old woman residing in Oshin-dong, believed to have been infected at her workplace in Dangjung-dong, Gunpo City.

In response, Mayor Kim Sang-don held an emergency briefing on the morning of the 6th, stating, "The confirmed patient's family consists of five members: a mother-in-law, a husband, and three children. After all family members entered self-quarantine and underwent specimen collection, two of the children tested positive."

Currently, patient No. 1 has been transferred to Anseong Medical Center, and the two children who tested positive are awaiting hospital bed assignments.

Mayor Kim stated, "We have completed disinfection of the confirmed patient's residence and presumed movement routes," and added, "The Gyeonggi Province Emergency Response Team and the Uiwang City Epidemiological Investigation Unit are jointly investigating detailed movement paths regarding contact and movements. We will disclose information promptly as it is confirmed."

He further stated, "The city will make citizens' lives and safety our top priority and prevent the spread of COVID-19," urging, "Let us endure a bit longer, encourage one another, and overcome this crisis together."