Mass COVID-19 Cases at Gwangju Hyojeong Nursing Hospital... 16 Infected Including 2 Medical Staff

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Another large cluster of COVID-19 cases has occurred at Gwangju Hyojeong Nursing Hospital.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 10th, as of 2 PM on the same day, 16 people have tested positive, registered as confirmed cases number 1341 to 1356.

All of them are related to Hyojeong Nursing Hospital: 1 doctor, 1 nurse, 12 patients, and 2 other staff members.

With today's confirmed cases, the total number of confirmed cases related to Hyojeong Nursing Hospital has increased to 115 (78 patients, 25 staff, and 12 family members or acquaintances), starting from 7 confirmed cases on the 2nd.

Among the 78 confirmed patients and 25 support staff, transfers have been completed or are scheduled.

Patients on the 3rd floor of the new building, where no confirmed cases have yet occurred, are currently in discussions for transfer to other hospitals, with plans to begin transfers as early as the 11th.

Gwangju city quarantine authorities reiterated that the administrative order for voluntary COVID-19 testing for attendees of the Sangju BTJ Yeolbang Center remains in effect until today.

So far, a total of 65 confirmed cases related to the Sangju BTJ Yeolbang Center have been reported in Gwangju, including 7 direct participants and 58 secondary infections.

The quarantine authorities stated that if citizens who have not undergone testing by today under the administrative order are later confirmed positive and found to have attended the BTJ Yeolbang Center, they will face not only prosecution but also claims for damages.

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