Seven Residents and Staff of 'Pureun Nursing Home' Who Returned After Recovery Test Positive Again

Some Re-admitted Patients Show Mild Fever Symptoms, Reconfirmed After Testing

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Four residents and three staff members who were readmitted to the Pureun Nursing Home in Bonghwa, Gyeongbuk, tested positive for COVID-19, prompting health authorities to raise an alert. The Pureun Nursing Home had resumed operations at the end of last month after being closed due to a COVID-19 outbreak, but seven staff and readmitted residents tested positive again.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 5th, after the COVID-19 outbreak, all residents were tested, and those who tested positive were transferred to hospitals. Four residents who were declared recovered and readmitted between the 26th of last month and the 1st of this month tested positive again. Three staff members also tested positive again after returning to work following recovery and a negative test.

Health authorities conducted tests on all residents, including those admitted on the 3rd, after some of the readmitted individuals showed mild fever symptoms, confirming positive cases. So far, 68 confirmed cases and 7 deaths have been reported at Pureun Nursing Home.

Earlier, as confirmed cases continued to emerge at Pureun Nursing Home, Bonghwa County transferred all residents to hospitals and residential treatment centers, leaving the nursing home empty to prevent further spread.

After the confirmed cases were declared recovered and completed their isolation periods, residents and staff returned, and the nursing home partially resumed operations from the 26th of last month.

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