The number of confirmed cases in Korea infected with Omicron, a novel mutant virus of COVID-19, has increased to six.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said in a press release on the afternoon of the 2nd that the teenage son of a couple in their 40s who arrived from Nigeria on the 24th through Incheon International Airport was also confirmed to have been infected with the Omicron mutation.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has secured and analyzed the entire genome of this son.
As a result, there were a total of 6 confirmed cases of Omicron in Korea: a couple in their 40s, their son, a foreign acquaintance in their 30s who drove the couple from the airport to their house, and two women in their 50s who arrived in Korea on another flight from Nigeria on the 23rd. name.
In addition to these, there are other related cases with suspected Omicron infection.
Three people, including his wife, mother-in-law, and acquaintance, who are known to have been infected by a foreign acquaintance A, have been confirmed and are investigating whether they have been infected with Omicron. is.
A's wife and mother-in-law were confirmed to have attended a church service where hundreds of people gathered on the 28th of last month, before the quarantine, and a total inspection of about 800 members is currently in progress.