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23 patients related to Sinchon Severance Hospital …
Group infection of 10 people in mask exporters in Seoul Sun
At Sinchon Severance Hospital in Seoul, one of the five largest hospitals in the country, 23 patients presented with a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in four days. Government concerns about alleviating social distancing are expected to deepen, with serial infections occurring in medical facilities, the last bastion of the COVID-19 quarantine, and cases of new group infections in local communities at work. .
According to the Central Defense Countermeasures Headquarters (Bang Dae-bon) on the 12th, at 12:00 noon, 4 additional people were confirmed in connection with the Sinchon Severance Hospital in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, resulting in a total of 23 confirmed cases. Shinchon Severance Hospital, where the first confirmed patient was discharged on the 9th, has a daily average of 10,000 outpatients and more than 2,000 inpatients. It is a place where there is a lot of concern about the spread of infection due to the large number of populations on the move, such as patient guardians.
Group infection at mask distributor “I am not concerned about contamination from mask production”
In Seoul, another case of group infection occurred in the workplace.
At a health industry company located in Gangnam-gu, nine people tested positive after the first confirmed cases came out on the 8th. This company has become an exporter and distributor of masks. Bang Dae-bon Vice President Kwon Jun-wook explained at the regular Corona 19 briefing that “there is no situation where there is concern about product contamination as it is recognized that it is not a manufacturer of More expensive”. A Gangnam-gu official said: “The three confirmed yesterday were co-workers who had room and board in the office,” and said: “Eighteen of the 20 people identified through the list of assistants were quarantined and two they were actively monitored. ”
’10th infection’ emergency at Daejeon and Gyeongbuk health food business presentation
Outside the metropolitan area, the COVID-19 group infection related to the health food business roundup is spreading like flames.
On the 30th of last month, the number of confirmed patients related to the Daejeon health food business briefing, where the first confirmed person came out, is a cumulative 54 as of this day, and it appears to be spreading. via a chain infection in three locations, including a restaurant area in Dong-gu and a sauna, and a briefing on foreign exchange transactions in Asan, Chungnam.
In Chilgok-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, it was confirmed that 7 more people were confirmed after the first confirmed participants of the Sanyangsam business briefing held on the 2nd. The number of group infections related to the briefings on the business of Healthy food occurred in more than 60 people across the country in the last two weeks.
Patients also report to nursing facilities, which are vulnerable to infectious diseases.
The number of confirmed cases related to the nursery in Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do rose to 18, with an additional 4 confirmed cases the day before. One more person was confirmed at a nursing home located in Geumsan-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, and the cumulative number confirmed was 10.
“About 9 out of 10 seriously ill patients are over 60 years old”
There were 164 patients with severe gastric disease. By age, 144 people aged 60 and over represented about 87%. Preventing the infection of the elderly 60 years of age and older, who are at risk of contracting infectious diseases, and blocking their entry to medical facilities and institutions used by the elderly are very important to reduce the death rate infectious diseases, which require special attention from the elderly.
The percentage of patients whose route of infection is unknown when and where they were infected was 23.4% in the last two weeks. This means that one in five patients was confirmed without knowing where the infection was.
Joon-wook Kwon, vice president of Dae-Bon Bang, said, “I hope you know that your efforts today are preparations for the future.” I ask that you refrain from doing things and spend time at home safely. ”
The government is expected to announce its position on the extension or relaxation of 2.5 steps to distance the metropolitan area on Sunday the 13th.
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