(Breaking News) Suwon Discloses Movement Track of Confirmed Case No. 17 Who Visited Italy

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City announced on the 9th the movement track of confirmed COVID-19 case No. 17 in the city.

The confirmed patient is a 24-year-old Korean male residing in Ipark City Apartments, Complex 4, Kwonseon 2-dong, Gwonseon-gu. He appears to have been infected after recently visiting Italy and other overseas destinations.

After returning through Incheon International Airport on March 6, he took a family vehicle and stopped by a certain budae-jjigae restaurant in Ingye-dong, Paldal-gu on the same day to pick up takeout food before returning home.

The next morning, he visited the Hwaseong area by his own vehicle. After returning home, he began experiencing COVID-19 symptoms including sore throat.

On March 8, he visited the screening clinic at Gwonseon-gu Health Center by his own vehicle, underwent specimen collection, and returned home. He received a positive test result at 10:40 p.m. that evening. The following morning, he was transferred to Gyeonggi Province Medical Center Anseong Hospital.

The city completed quarantine disinfection of the patient's residence, surrounding areas, and visited locations, and notified contacts to self-isolate.

▲ 'Suwon Confirmed Case No. 17' Information

- 24-year-old male, Korean, residing in Ipark City Apartments, Complex 4, Kwonseon 2-dong, Gwonseon-gu

- Symptom onset: High fever and sore throat (March 7)

- Presumed infection route: Recent overseas travel to Italy and other countries

▲ Movement Track Disclosure

※ Locations are disclosed based on 'one day before symptom onset through isolation date' and 'places where contacts of the confirmed case occurred with sufficient concern for infection in terms of time and space' (COVID-19 Response Guidelines 7-1 edition, implemented March 6) (COVID-19 Response Guidelines 7-1 edition, implemented March 6)

*The scope of contacts is determined by comprehensively considering the patient's symptoms and mask-wearing status, length of stay, exposure circumstances and timing, etc., based on epidemiological investigation results.

※ Movement tracks in neighboring jurisdictions are reported to the relevant health centers.

(March 6, Friday) Some movements without mask

- 12:30 Returned home through Incheon International Airport, thereafter moved by family vehicle

- 14:30 'A certain budae-jjigae' restaurant takeout order (Ingye-dong, Paldal-gu)

- 15:10 Returned home by family vehicle

(March 7, Saturday) Wore mask during outings

- 09:30 Left by personal vehicle, thereafter movements in Hwaseong area

- Around 14:00 Returned home by personal vehicle

- Around 15:00 Sore throat symptoms

(March 8, Sunday) Wore mask during outings

- 11:21 Visited screening clinic at Gwonseon-gu Health Center by personal vehicle, underwent specimen collection and diagnostic test request

- 11:50 Returned home by personal vehicle, thereafter self-isolated

- 22:40 Received 'positive' test result from Green Cross Medical Foundation

(March 9, Monday)

- 11:20 Isolated admission to Gyeonggi Province Medical Center Anseong Hospital

※ Quarantine disinfection of residence, surrounding areas, and visited locations completed

※ Contacts notified of self-isolation, specimen collection planned according to symptom development

- Contacts residing in neighboring jurisdictions reported to relevant health centers