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The Qingdao University Hospital has been confirmed for the first time to be infected with corona virus infection-19 (Corona 19), raising concerns about whether quarantine authorities will 'cohort' the hospital.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cohort isolation refers to the grouping and quarantine of people who have been exposed to a particular disease in the same group (cohort).

After the corona 19 incident in Korea, the hospital or emergency room that the patient visited before the confirmation was closed, but no cohort quarantine has been implemented.

The Gwangju 21st Century Hospital, which had been admitted before patient 16 and his daughter 18, was closed for a long time, but was not isolated from the cohort.

At the time, the script said, "We decided on the method of isolation based on many factors, including the condition of the inpatient and the need for treatment."

Some point out that the situation is different.

Gwangju 21st Century Hospital has no patients except 16th and 18th.

There was no medical staff infection.

At Qingdao University Hospital, five medical workers and assistants, including nurses, are already infected, increasing the risk of transmission in hospitals.

In addition, Qingdao University Hospital is connected to the Qingdao County Public Health Center, the Military Qingdao Senior Clinic, and Eden Garden.

Each facility is connected under one roof, making it susceptible to the spread of infectious diseases.

Few long-term inpatients with low immunity are more concerned about further infections.

The medical community believes it is more important to screen out the diagnosis faster than to cohort isolate the hospital right away.

The ward is already closed, so it is urgent to ensure that unconfirmed checkers do not create another person in the hospital.

Kim Jong-ran, chairman of the Corona 19 Countermeasures Committee at the National Center for Preventive Medicine (National Cancer Center), said, “Before the cohort quarantine, the symptom should be screened quickly so that confirmed patients should be hospitalized (and isolated). .

Through this, it is necessary to catch the radio wave in the hospital at Qingdao University Hospital early.

Kim Woo-ju, professor of infectious medicine at Korea University Guro Hospital, said, "At the time of the MERS crisis, 80% of patients were infected by hospital infections." Should be recognized and appropriate action taken. "

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