Two More Patients at Hyojeong Nursing Hospital in Gwangju Confirmed Positive... Total Now 1,373 Cases
Cumulative Confirmed Cases Reach 120 at Hyojeong Nursing Hospital
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Two additional patients at Hyojeong Nursing Hospital, the largest cluster infection site in Gwangju, have tested positive for COVID-19.
According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 12th, as of 2 p.m. that day, two patients at Hyojeong Nursing Hospital were confirmed positive and classified as Gwangju cases 1372 and 1373.
The quarantine authorities plan to transfer the two confirmed patients to other hospitals on the same day.
In Gwangju, secondary infections related to Hyojeong Nursing Hospital, where a large-scale cluster infection occurred, continue to emerge.
Except for two days since the 2nd, related confirmed cases have been reported daily.
Specifically, the numbers were 7 on the 2nd, 58 on the 3rd, 13 on the 4th, 5 on the 5th, 12 on the 7th, 4 on the 9th, 16 on the 10th, 3 on the 11th, and 2 on the 12th.
The cumulative confirmed cases originating from Hyojeong Nursing Hospital total 120, including 83 patients, 25 staff members, and 12 family or acquaintances.
The quarantine authorities previously transferred 83 confirmed patients from Hyojeong Nursing Hospital to facilities in Gwangju and other regions (11 locations). The transfer of 25 confirmed staff members has also been completed.
Non-infected patients within the facility were classified as close contacts or non-contacts and transferred to other nursing hospitals.
At Hyojeong Nursing Hospital, classified as a vulnerable infection facility, periodic testing is conducted for workers and patients. This includes twice-weekly PCR tests combined with daily rapid antigen tests.
On this day, the fourth PCR test was conducted, with testing underway for 276 individuals, including 193 patients and 83 staff members.
The quarantine authorities urged workers and facility operators of high-risk facilities such as nursing hospitals to pay closer attention to infection control and strengthen quarantine measures.
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In particular, nurses and caregivers who care for many patients were requested to be promptly excluded from work if COVID-19 symptoms are suspected.
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