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the morning, in an alley in Gangdong-gu, Seoul, a blind person collapsed and died.

After being transferred to the hospital, the result of the corona test was confirmed as positive.

The person who died was on the way to a screening clinic 2 km away from home because a family member living with him was confirmed.



This content was exclusively covered by reporter Han Seong-hee.



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Fire trucks and ambulances enter the narrow alley.



Yesterday, around 10:40 am, on a street in Gangdong-gu, Seoul, 53-year-old Oh Mo collapsed.



The man who left the house by himself collapsed about 30 meters away, and a passerby found it and reported it.



Oh was severely handicapped with a grade 3 visual impairment.



Oh, who is in cardiac arrest, the medical staff conducted a Corona 19 test according to the regulations, and it came out positive.



As a result of the police investigation, the parents in their 70s with dementia who live with Oh have already been confirmed.



[Sister: My brother coughed a lot.

So, I said, 'You should test your brother again' (I said), 'I got it', and then I went out saying that I would be tested that day.]



Families living with the confirmed person went out of their way to keep the quarantine guidelines that require PCR testing, The 2km from to the screening clinic was too far for Oh.



The local public health center was completely unaware of Mr. Oh's situation.



[Gangdong-gu official: (Health Center) The police said, 'He died, but I saw that he was confirmed to be Corona'.

Separately, we probably don't know.]



As his younger sister was also confirmed, the burial place of Mr. Oh was prepared by an organization for the disabled.



[Lee Hyeong-suk/Chairman of the Seoul City Center for Independent Living for the Disabled: It is very difficult for people with severe disabilities to actually go to the screening clinic to get PCR test.

In many cases, it is not possible to receive a diagnosis in a timely manner because PCR tests are not received.]



It seems that active measures are needed, such as early detection of people with disabilities who are at risk of infection and conducting a visiting corona test if it is difficult to move.



(Video coverage: Choi Jun-sik, video editing: Lee Seung-hee)