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A new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) spread after a volunteer disguised as ‘Santa Claus’ went to a nursing home in Belgium, killing about 20 people. There were more than 100 confirmed cases in nursing homes.
A nursing home in Flanders, Belgium, where the COVID-19 outbreak occurred. The outbreak killed 26 inmates. [가디언 캡처]
The tragedy began with a voluntary event. On the 5th of last month to commemorate the feast of Saint Nicholas, volunteers visited a nursing home in Flanders, Belgium, dressed as Santa Claus. Among them, a volunteer dressed as Santa Claus showed symptoms of Corona 19 after the event and tested positive later.
One week after the volunteers’ visit, 61 nursing home residents and 14 employees were confirmed one after another. Later, as the scale of the infection group increased, so did the deaths.
Belgian Flemish health authorities told AFP that “111 confirmed cases died, including 40 employees, of which 26 prisoners died.” “It is not yet clear whether the COVID-19 outbreak started with volunteers who went to nursing homes (who tested positive).”
However, Dr. Mark van Lanst, a renowned virologist in Belgium, noted that they were all likely infected by a single person after examining samples from confirmed nursing home patients.
According to The Guardian, local authorities explained in a statement immediately after the outbreak of the group infection, “The volunteers followed the residents’ rules of distance, and both volunteers and residents wore masks.” However, photos at the time of the event revealed that residents were not wearing masks.
In a later statement, local authorities said: “We received misinformation from management. This is a completely irresponsible case.” I will never tolerate it. ”
However, health authorities said that there was no evidence that the volunteers knew they were infected at the time of their visit, and that there was no official complaint, so the investigation of the volunteers was not initiated.
Belgium is one of the countries with the highest death rate from COVID-19 in the world, with more than 11,000 residents of nursing homes, more than half the number of deaths from COVID-19.
Reporter Seok Kyung-min [email protected]
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