[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jonghyo] Following Busan Haeundae Paik Hospital, no COVID-19 infections have been reported at Busanjin-gu Paik Hospital, where a suspected case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) had occurred.


Busan City announced on the 20th at around 6 a.m. that the test sample of Mr. A, a man in his 70s, was negative after an epidemiological investigation.


Accordingly, the emergency room of Gaegum Paik Hospital, which had been closed while Mr. A was isolated, is scheduled to resume normal operations.


Earlier, Paik Hospital conducted a COVID-19 epidemiological investigation on Mr. A, a male suspected patient in his 70s who visited the hospital at around 3:30 p.m. the previous day.



It is known that Mr. A resides in Gyeongbuk and has been receiving treatment for a lung disease at Gaegum Paik Hospital and other facilities.


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