One Health Center Staff Member and Seven Hospitalized Patients Confirmed Positive on the 20th... Total Now 81 Cases
Confirmed cases related to Haetteurak Nursing Hospital in Mandeok-dong, Buk-gu are increasing. The photo shows Haetteurak Nursing Hospital entering cohort isolation on the morning of the 14th. [Yonhap News]
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] One employee of Buk-gu Public Health Center, who collected specimens from patients and staff at Haetteurak Nursing Hospital, where the largest cluster infection occurred in Busan, has tested positive.
It is known that the protective suit was damaged at the time this employee collected the specimens.
Also, the first confirmed case of secondary infection occurred at this nursing hospital, making the fear of infection originating from Haetteurak Nursing Hospital a reality.
According to Busan city health authorities, as of 11 a.m. on the 20th, 7 additional inpatients were confirmed, bringing the total number of patients to 81.
The patient confirmed on this day, Busan patient No. 567, had contact with a nursing assistant (Busan patient No. 485) and is known not to be a hospital staff member or patient.
Busan city disinfected the second floor of the hospital to prevent further infections and redistributed the beds of inpatients on the first floor. The distance between beds was set to 2 meters, and partitions were installed between beds.
All staff on the second floor of the nursing hospital have been excluded from work and are under self-quarantine. Among the 62 staff members excluding the second-floor employees, 60 are quarantined at the facility, and 2 are self-quarantining while commuting by private car to work.
Health authorities are transferring 18 patients who were hospitalized on the second floor of the hospital, where many confirmed cases occurred, to other hospitals for management.
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