Gunpo Wonkwang University Sanbon Hospital Resumes Operations... All 16 Contacts Test Negative

Wonkwang University Sanbon Hospital. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] Wonkwang University Sanbon Hospital in Gunpo-si, Gyeonggi Province, which was temporarily closed after a male nurse tested positive for COVID-19, has resumed operations.

According to the hospital on the 24th, they received a notice to lift the hospital closure from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency epidemiologist around 7 p.m. the previous day and resumed normal operations.

Earlier, Nurse A, who worked in the 9th-floor ward of the new building at Sanbon Hospital, tested positive for COVID-19, leading to the hospital's temporary closure from 8:30 a.m. the previous day for disinfection.

Gunpo City health authorities and Sanbon Hospital conducted disinfection measures and epidemiological investigations on Nurse A, placing 16 staff members who had contact with A in the same ward under self-quarantine. All of them tested negative for COVID-19. Five patients admitted to the ward were isolated within the ward and continued treatment.

The hospital plans to fully resume all services, including outpatient care, starting Monday.

It was investigated that on the 17th of this month, Nurse A drank at the Japanese-style pub "Jakuwa" in Anyang City with patient number 73 from Yongin. Among visitors to this pub, seven confirmed cases have been reported so far.

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