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By Jung Min-ho
Korea has reported its first coronavirus infection among prisoners.
According to the Ministry of Justice Sunday, an inmate, 60, at Gimcheon Prison in North Gyeongsang Province tested positive for COVID-19 on Feb. 27.
It is unclear how he caught the virus after being confined there on Jan. 21.
Health officials conducted virus tests on 20 prison guards and 12 inmates, who had been in close contact with him. The results are expected to come out in three days, the ministry said.
The inmate appeared to be healthy before starting to show symptoms of the virus, including fever, on Feb. 27, guards said.
Gimcheon Prison will disinfect all facilities.
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