Miryang Yun Hospital with Mass Confirmed Cases Among Medical Staff and Patients to Undergo 2-Week Cohort Isolation

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Ju Cheol-in] As 10 confirmed cases, including medical staff and patients, rapidly emerged at Yun Hospital in Miryang, Gyeongnam, the hospital was placed under full (cohort) quarantine.

Gyeongnam Province announced that Yun Hospital in Miryang has been under cohort quarantine for two weeks from the 13th to the 27th.

The quarantine authorities, together with the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, assessed the risk level of the hospital and made this decision. Accordingly, only the emergency room and dialysis room are operating on a limited basis.

At Yun Hospital, after a female staff member in her 40s, patient number 804, tested positive on the 11th, the number of related confirmed cases among medical staff and patients increased to 10.

The quarantine authorities are conducting an epidemiological investigation to determine the sequence and cause of infections within the hospital. They are also rapidly conducting comprehensive testing for visitors to the hospital from the 8th to the 11th, sending disaster alert messages.

As of 5 p.m. on the 13th, 1,721 people have been tested, including 228 medical staff and employees, and 1,408 patients and visitors. The results showed 10 positive cases, 972 negative cases, and 739 people are awaiting results.

Meanwhile, Miryang has been a quiet area with only 12 confirmed cases (including 2 imported infections) from February to November since the outbreak of COVID-19, but after the 4th, 24 confirmed cases (including 1 imported infection) surged within a week.

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