[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] A daughter who donated a liver to her mother was confirmed to be a Shincheonji Church member who tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). The ward was closed, and the medical staff were quarantined.
According to Daegu Catholic University Hospital on the 23rd, A, who attends the Shincheonji Church, underwent surgery here on the 18th to transplant a liver to her mother.
After the surgery, A was moved to a general ward, but when her body temperature did not go down, the hospital conducted a COVID-19 test. The test results confirmed A was positive, and she was isolated in a negative pressure room.
Afterward, A revealed to the hospital that she was a Shincheonji Church member and said, "I was notified by the public health center to be subject to self-quarantine."
A’s mother, who received the liver transplant, is isolated in a single room awaiting test results but reportedly shows no abnormal symptoms.
The hospital placed 38 medical staff and employees, including doctors involved in the surgery, under self-quarantine. Additionally, the liver transplant ward where A was hospitalized was temporarily closed and disinfected.
Meanwhile, at Daegu Catholic University Hospital, besides A, a nurse who is also a Shincheonji Church member recently tested positive for COVID-19, leading to the temporary closure of the emergency room and the ward where she worked, and the quarantine of patients and medical staff who had contact with her.
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