COVID-19 Patient Escapes Hospital at Dawn, Caught Within 10 Minutes
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] A COVID-19 positive patient escaped from the hospital in the early morning but was caught.
According to the police on the 15th, A (40), who was diagnosed with COVID-19 and admitted to Jungang Veterans Hospital in Gangdong-gu, Seoul the day before, ran away through the hospital's back gate around 5 a.m. that day.
Hospital staff confirmed the patient was missing and reported to the police around 5:23 a.m. The staff found A near a pharmacy close to the back gate and readmitted him around 5:34 a.m.
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A police official said, "We have notified the district office of A's violation of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act."
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