"Wuhan Pneumonia" Many Chinese Medical Staff Confirmed Positive... "Domestic Treatment After Infection Prevention"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] As 15 medical staff in China have been massively infected with 'Wuhan pneumonia,' domestic health authorities stated, "Domestic medical staff are providing treatment after taking infection prevention measures."

On the 21st, Park Hye-kyung, Head of the Biological Terrorism Response Division at the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said at a briefing on the novel coronavirus infection, "Designated national inpatient treatment beds in facilities such as Incheon Medical Center or Bundang Seoul National University Hospital require medical staff to wear complete personal protective equipment from the suspected patient stage when providing treatment," emphasizing this point.

Earlier that day, Chinese health authorities announced that 15 medical staff had been confirmed infected. This is the first time infection cases among medical staff have been disclosed. Whether medical staff are infected plays an important role in assessing the possibility of human-to-human transmission.

Park explained, "In Korea, entrances for patients are completely separated from those for general patients according to manuals," adding, "Most infections among medical personnel occur when infection prevention measures are not followed."

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