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- Date2020-01-30 21:08
- Update2020-01-31 10:28
- DivisionDivision of Risk assessment and International Cooperation
- Tel043-719-7553
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Two more confirmed cases of 2019 novel coronavirus in Republic of Korea
○ The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(KCDC) has confirmed two more cases of 2019 novel coronavirus(2019-nCoV) on 30 January 2020, bringing the total six confirmed cases.
○ The fifth case is a 32-year old Korean male, who had visited Wuhan and returned to Korea on 24 January 2020. He had a cough with no fever, so that he has been under active monitoring. He tested positive and isolated in a national designated hospital on 30 January 2020.
○ The sixth case is a 56-year old Korean male, who is the contact of third confirmed case and has been under active monitoring. He tested positive and isolated in a national designated isolation hospital on 30 January 2020. Contact tracing and epidemiological investigation is underway.
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