10 Confirmed Cases at Seoul Sinchon Severance Hospital... Temporary Ward Closure (Update)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] Ten confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) have occurred at Severance Hospital in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul.

According to a statement released by the Seoul Metropolitan Government on the 10th, one hospital staff member (Seoul patient number 4487) was first confirmed positive on the 9th, followed by two additional cases on the 9th (Seoul patient numbers 4490 and 4526), and as of 10 a.m. on the 10th, seven more cases have been confirmed.

Among the 10 confirmed related cases identified so far, one is medical staff, eight are hospital employees, and one is a family member of a confirmed patient.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government explained that after testing 127 hospital staff and patients, including contacts, nine tested positive excluding the initial confirmed patient, 103 tested negative, and the remaining test results are still pending.

The city is conducting epidemiological investigations and contact tracing, including identifying additional contacts through closed-circuit television (CCTV) and determining the initial infection route.

Severance Hospital immediately carried out emergency disinfection and temporarily closed the affected ward. They plan to conduct comprehensive testing of related medical staff, patients, caregivers, and employees. Additionally, they will investigate and test patients who had contact with confirmed cases.

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