[Breaking] Yongin Severance Hospital Nurse in 20s Confirmed Positive... 48 Tested View original image

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] A nurse at Yongin Severance Hospital has tested positive for COVID-19.


According to Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province on the 3rd, Nurse A (Yongin 576), a woman in her 20s responsible for outpatient care at Yongin Severance Hospital, tested positive for COVID-19.


A was classified as a contact of B (Yongin 561), a woman in her 20s who tested positive on the 30th of last month, and underwent diagnostic testing.


The quarantine authorities temporarily closed and disinfected the ward where A worked. In addition, 48 people, including 20 staff members and 28 patients, were classified as contacts and are undergoing diagnostic tests.



A representative of Yongin Severance Hospital said, "We have completed quarantine measures, and both outpatient and ward operations are currently normal."


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