Busan Paik Hospital Emergency Room Closed After COVID-19 Confirmed Patient Visit

On the 22nd, a sign reading 'Temporarily Closed' was posted at the emergency room of Masan Medical Center in Changwon-si, Gyeongnam. [Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The emergency room of Busan Paik Hospital, a university hospital affiliated with Inje University, has been closed after a confirmed COVID-19 patient visited.

According to Busan Paik Hospital in Gaegum-dong, Busanjin-gu, on the 23rd, a person identified as A, who visited the emergency room at around 6:20 a.m. on the 22nd and stayed for about two hours, was confirmed positive for COVID-19.

After visiting the hospital, A underwent a COVID-19 test conducted by Busan City and was confirmed positive. So far, the patient's information and movement history have not been identified.

Busan Paik Hospital closed the emergency room from 1:30 p.m. on the 22nd. Tests were conducted on medical staff who had contact with A, and all contacts reportedly tested negative.

A representative of Busan Paik Hospital said, “We proactively closed the emergency room and are currently conducting disinfection, but the reopening time of the emergency room has not yet been decided.”

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