3 Staff Confirmed Positive in Goyang City Psychiatric Hospital Preemptive Testing... Full Screening of 207 Residents Underway (Update)

On the 29th of last month, citizens were getting tested at a temporary COVID-19 screening site in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-eun] Goyang City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 8th that three employees of a psychiatric hospital in Ilsandong-gu tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

Goyang City, which is conducting proactive testing for workers in high-risk facilities in the area, carried out diagnostic tests on the hospital staff on the 5th. As a result of the tests, three employees were confirmed positive on the afternoon of the 7th.

The hospital has a total of 279 people, including 72 staff members and 207 residents. Following the confirmed cases, the hospital is conducting a full investigation of all 207 residents under cohort isolation.

The quarantine authorities have completed disinfection of the hospital facilities and are currently conducting an epidemiological investigation.

Previously, Goyang City faced an emergency in quarantine measures due to consecutive COVID-19 cluster infections among residents and staff at a nursing facility. As of 7 PM on the 7th, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Goyang area stands at 1,618.

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