Jeonnam National University Hospital Patient and Guardian Also Confirmed... 5 Additional Cases Reported in Gwangju

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] As medical staff at Jeonnam National University Hospital have tested positive for COVID-19, the quarantine authorities are on high alert after a patient and their caregiver, who were hospitalized at Jeonnam National University Hospital, also tested positive.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 15th, five people tested positive for COVID-19 overnight in Gwangju.

Patient number 522, residing in Unam-dong, Buk-gu, is a family member of patient number 544. Patient 544 was confirmed to have had contact with patient 539.

Patient 553 is an overseas entrant who arrived from Mexico and tested positive in a diagnostic test conducted immediately upon arrival at the Fire Academy in Gwangju, where they were quarantined.

Patient 554, residing in Ilgok-dong, Buk-gu, was confirmed to have had contact with Jeonnam patient number 226, who tested positive on the 13th.

Patients 555 and 556 are a patient and their caregiver who were hospitalized in the neurosurgery department at Jeonnam National University Hospital. The quarantine authorities are conducting an epidemiological investigation to determine whether their infections were due to contact with the previously confirmed Jeonnam National University Hospital resident doctor or through other routes.

The number of confirmed cases related to the Jeonnam National University Hospital resident doctor has increased to six, including the spouse, fellow doctors, nurses, patients, and caregivers.

The quarantine authorities are closing the emergency room and outpatient treatment areas at Jeonnam National University Hospital until the 16th and are conducting comprehensive testing on approximately 5,000 medical staff and patients.

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