Police Forward Non-Prosecution Opinion on Gwangjin-gu Hyemin Hospital... 'Violation of Quarantine Order'
[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] Hye-min Hospital in Gwangjin-gu, which was reported for sending some employees home in violation of quarantine authorities' isolation measures, has been sent to the prosecution with a non-prosecution opinion.
On the 27th, the Gwangjin Police Station in Seoul announced that it took such action against Hye-min Hospital on charges of violating the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act. At Hye-min Hospital, on August 31, one employee was confirmed positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), and a cluster infection of 18 people occurred four days later.
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When the first confirmed case appeared, the Gwangjin District Office ordered the entire hospital to be closed and facility personnel to be quarantined, but the hospital reportedly sent some employees home and filed a complaint against Hye-min Hospital with the police in September. However, it was investigated that at the time the employees were sent home, the district office had not yet issued a cohort isolation order document.
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