Seoul Asan Hospital Nurse Confirmed Positive... Partial Ward Closure
Medical staff, suffering from the double burden of the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and the heatwave, are cooling off in the breeze of an air conditioner at a screening clinic in Seoul on the 20th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Yuri Kim] A nurse at Seoul Asan Medical Center tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), leading to the closure of part of the ward.
According to Seoul Asan Medical Center on the 22nd, a nurse working in the otolaryngology ward was confirmed positive for COVID-19 the previous day. The hospital announced that it has closed part of the 10th floor ward in the new building where the nurse works and is conducting diagnostic tests on contacts.
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The hospital explained that it is presumed the nurse was infected by another family member who had contact with a family member confirmed positive.
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