All 99 Self-Quarantined Medical Staff at Samsung Seoul Hospital Test Negative

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] As of 10 a.m. on the 20th, a total of 1,174 people have undergone specimen testing related to the COVID-19 confirmed case at Samsung Seoul Hospital in Irwon-dong, Gangnam-gu, but no additional confirmed cases have been reported yet.

Jung Soon-gyun, mayor of Gangnam-gu, held a briefing this morning and stated that the epidemiological investigation team at Samsung Seoul Hospital discovered that one of the nurses who tested positive on the 19th had, from 8 p.m. on the 9th until early morning on the 10th, dined and drank with five men and women acquaintances at a pub near Gangnam Station, and then socialized together at a nearby karaoke room. Among them, a woman living in Seosan, Chungnam, was confirmed positive based on test results from Seosan Medical Center at 6 a.m. on the 20th.

They are also conducting an in-depth epidemiological investigation regarding the infection link between these two individuals.

At present, it has not been determined who was the initial source of infection between these two confirmed cases, and epidemiological investigations are being intensively conducted on the movements of the six men and women who attended the gathering that day.

As of 10 a.m. on the 20th, there are 129 people under self-quarantine related to Samsung Seoul Hospital, including 25 patients and 99 medical staff. Among the 1,174 tested, 622 have tested negative, and 549 are awaiting results.

All 99 medical staff under self-quarantine, including 33 nurses working in Operating Room C on the 3rd floor of the main building where the four confirmed nurses worked, have tested negative. Among the 25 surgical patients, 17 have tested negative, and 8 are currently awaiting test results.

Additionally, among eight family members and acquaintances of the confirmed cases, two have tested negative, and results for six are expected to be released during the morning.

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