No Additional COVID-19 Cases Reported at Samsung Seoul Hospital in Gangnam-gu

Regarding the COVID-19 confirmed case at Samsung Seoul Hospital, as of 10 AM on the 25th, 316 contacts of confirmed cases have been identified, and a total of 1,470 people have undergone specimen testing with no additional confirmed cases reported.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Regarding the COVID-19 confirmed cases that occurred at Samsung Medical Center in Irwon-dong, Gangnam-gu, as of 10 a.m. on the 25th, 316 contacts of confirmed patients have been identified, and a total of 1,470 people have undergone specimen testing, with no additional confirmed cases detected.

Gangnam-gu and the hospital confirmed that all hospital contacts related to the four confirmed nurses tested negative, and following the allowance of new patient admissions to the main building on the 22nd, the partially closed Samsung Medical Center operating rooms resumed operations this morning.

The hospital completed disinfection of all 25 operating rooms within the operating theater from the 20th to the 23rd. Although 474 people suspected of exposure to the infection source, without direct contact with confirmed patients, underwent proactive specimen testing, 450 tested negative, 19 tests are in progress, and 5 are awaiting testing.

Jung Soon-gyun, Mayor of Gangnam-gu, stated, "As a result of a thorough epidemiological investigation conducted jointly with Seoul City epidemiologists, there are nine confirmed cases related to Samsung Medical Center. Besides the four nurses, there are two acquaintances, two employees of the Akbari pub located in Seocho-gu, and one family member of an employee, all of whom were infected outside the hospital."

Gangnam-gu confirmed that a 56-year-old female employee of the Akbari pub, who tested positive on the 22nd, worked at Dongdaemun Yeopgi Tteokbokki Gaepo-dong Station Branch (1st floor, 506 Gaepo-ro, Gangnam-gu) from 12 p.m. to 11 p.m. on the 11th, 12th, 14th, and 15th. An epidemiological investigation was conducted, and six contacts were placed under self-quarantine.

Additionally, disinfection was completed along the woman’s movement path.

Gangnam-gu requested, "Residents who visited this establishment on the specified dates are urged to visit the Gangnam-gu Public Health Center for specimen testing, even if they do not exhibit any symptoms."

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