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The number of patients with novel coronavirus (Corona 19) infection in detention centers quickly surpassed 500. It is the largest infection in a single facility. Despite the index patient (the first patient) coming out last month, it was only recently that a thorough investigation was conducted and the postponement of the response is noted to have been anger.
Investigation completed on 18th and 23rd of this month after the first patient was confirmed on 28th of last month
Management review divided into hospitals and saengchisen according to the severity of confirmed cases
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 26th, the number of infected people related to the Eastern Detention Center in Seoul at 0 o’clock the same day increased to 520, an additional 6 from the previous day. The number of prisoners is the highest with 479, followed by workers (20), relatives (20), acquaintances (1).
The appearance of the Dongbu Detention Center in Seoul on the morning of the 25th. Yunhap news
Authorities are expected to preach to their families first after the examinees were first confirmed on 27 last month, and the family is believed to have spread to coworkers and detainees at the East Detention Center, where they work, and their families and acquaintances. . The virus may have spread from new asymptomatic prisoners.
Experts believe that the Dongbu Detention Center is a place where there is great concern that the virus will spread rapidly once the virus penetrates due to factors such as the structure of an apartment-style building, indoor living and high density. . It was crowded and there were more prisoners than the garden, authorities said. Yoon Tae-ho, head of Accident Control Headquarters, said in a briefing on the 25th: “The capacity of the eastern detention center is approximately 2070, but as of the 13th, 2412 people are incarcerated.” Unlike other correctional facilities where you can engage in outdoor activities with a playground, this detention center may have created a favorable environment for the spread of the virus as all activities take place indoors.
Although it is inevitable that the detention center is vulnerable to group infection, it took about a month to conduct a full investigation twice on the 18th and 23rd after the indicator patients were identified (on the 28th of the last month). Comes out. When the first patient was discovered, it was necessary to quickly conduct a thorough investigation with a rapid antigen kit. In the full survey on the 18th, about 180 people were infected, and in the total survey on the 23rd, almost 300 people were infected.
The authorities explained that immediately after the outbreak of the confirmed case, the test was performed first on people at high risk of infection, such as close contacts, and that the size of the target was expanded by recognizing that the range of transmission was wide in the process.
On the afternoon of the 23rd, officials dressed in protective clothing are busily moving around the East Seoul Detention Center in Songpa-gu, Seoul. Newsis
In a briefing on the 26th, Park Young-joon, head of the epidemiological investigation team, said: “In accordance with the guidelines, we have classified contactors and those who may be exposed, and we have been continuously inspecting subjects.” . Team Leader Park said: “In this process, the further transmission was confirmed and the need to expand (test) overall was confirmed, and a full test was performed once every 18.” “We test all the prisoners twice a day.”
Is there a possibility of further spread from detention centers to local communities? In this regard, Taeho Yoon said, “Because the eastern detention center is a matter that is already managed within the quarantine network, it is not a part that extends further to the local community.” However, concerns cannot be ruled out as more than a month has passed since the indicator patient was identified. Additional infections can be confirmed in prisoners traveling to court to stand trial or in employees who have continued their daily activities after their trips.
Authorities are currently transferring some 170 voices among those exposed to other prisons to reduce the density in the eastern detention center. They are undergoing additional tests, but an additional detainee has been confirmed to have been assigned to Sokcho.
Confirmed patients will be separated into hospitals and life treatment centers in the future, and will be transferred and treated. Jeong Eun-kyung, Head of Bangdae Headquarters (Disease Management Administration), said: “Since those in detention centers must be isolated and secured at the same time, we are preparing to organize and operate a center treatment of life separately “. “We are preparing a plan to operate a life treatment center ensuring a separate place for those who can take care of it like a hospital and manage it in the life treatment center.” In this regard, the government is considering designating the second North Gyeongsang Province Prison in Cheongsong-gun as a vital treatment center. After transferring existing inmates to another correctional facility, confirmed patients from the East Detention Center will be transferred to this location for treatment.
Reporter Hwang Soo-yeon [email protected]
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