질병관리본부 중앙방역대책본부는 역학조사에서 이 남성에 앞선 확진사례들을 찾아냈다면서 75세 노인을 최초 환자로 보기는 어렵다고 밝혔다.
The Central Disease Control Headquarters of Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said they found the cases prior to the male in the epidemiological investigation, so it was difficult to see the 75-year-old as the first patient.