Incheon City to Designate 7 Hospitals as Dedicated Medical Institutions for Novel Coronavirus

51 Contacts of Confirmed Cases Quarantined as of the 7th

The 19th confirmed case of the novel coronavirus visited Hyundai Outlet Songdo Branch
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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Incheon City announced on the 8th that it plans to designate local hospitals as dedicated infectious disease management medical institutions to prepare for a community-wide outbreak, as new coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia) patients continue to occur.

The designated medical institutions include seven locations: Incheon Medical Center, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Inha University Hospital, Catholic University Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic Kwandong University International St. Mary's Hospital, Mediplex Sejong Hospital, and Incheon Red Cross Hospital.

The city plans to utilize negative pressure rooms in these facilities to treat new coronavirus patients and others.

An official from Incheon City stated, "We anticipate that the number of beds at nationally designated inpatient treatment beds such as Incheon Medical Center may be insufficient, so we are consulting with hospitals regarding the designation of dedicated medical institutions."

Additionally, plans have been made to secure additional isolation facilities at national public facilities such as the Human Resources Development Institute, the Education Office Training Center, and Incheon International Airport Corporation.

Earlier, the city conducted fogging and spray disinfection targeting 86 locations including the Hyundai Premium Outlet Songdo branch in Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, confirmed to have been visited by the 19th confirmed new coronavirus patient, and surrounding facilities.

Information sharing and cooperation letters regarding the new coronavirus were sent to 3,326 medical institutions and others, and 6,600 posters were produced and distributed.

Meanwhile, as of the 7th, Incheon has 51 contacts of confirmed new coronavirus patients, 69 suspected patients judged to require isolation and testing, and 53 self-quarantined individuals including community-reported suspects and Wuhan entrants.

The number of contacts of the 19th confirmed new coronavirus patient who visited Hyundai Premium Outlet Songdo branch has increased, and the number of symptomatic individuals showing community fever and respiratory symptoms has risen by 34 compared to the previous day.

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