Jecheon Nursing Hospital Care Assistant Confirmed Positive... Complete Testing of 49 Inpatients Conducted

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] A worker at a nursing hospital in Jecheon, Chungbuk, tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), prompting emergency measures from quarantine authorities. With this, the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in Jecheon has risen to 260.

Lee Sangcheon, mayor of Jecheon, stated in an online briefing on the 12th, "Ms. B, a nursing assistant in her 50s working at nursing hospital A, tested 'positive' around 4 p.m. today."

He added, "Since 49 patients are currently hospitalized on two floors of this nursing hospital, we are preparing cohort isolation measures such as installing partitions to prepare for additional confirmed cases."

The quarantine authorities conducted comprehensive testing on the 49 hospitalized patients, and samples from five of Ms. B's family members are also being collected and analyzed.

The mayor said, "It has not been confirmed whether the infection occurred within the hospital, so we are keeping all possibilities open and conducting an epidemiological investigation. Since her husband's workplace is a hospital in Yeongwol and her children have also visited a hospital in Wonju, the family members were urgently tested first."

The test results for Ms. B's family members are expected to be released as early as late tonight.

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