China News Service, October 14 According to Korean media reports, the health authorities in Busan, South Korea confirmed on the 14th that 52 people in a nursing home in Busan were diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia.

Among them, 9 are hospital staff and 43 are patients.

  According to reports, according to the results of an epidemiological investigation, a nurse working in a nursing home was diagnosed on the 13th.

Subsequently, the authorities tested a total of 262 employees and patients in their nursing home.

As of the morning of the 14th local time, a total of 52 people have been diagnosed, including one deceased, who was diagnosed in post-death tests.

  Currently, the hospital has adopted collective isolation measures.

  It is reported that the nursing home is located in Mandeok-dong, North District of Busan.

Recently, confirmed patients have continuously appeared in this area, and it is the first area in South Korea to implement enhanced epidemic prevention measures on a per-dong basis.

  The health authorities are continuing to conduct epidemiological investigations to obtain more information about confirmed patients.

  The health authorities believe that due to the nature of the profession of nurses, there are more close contacts with patients, and there are more elderly patients in nursing homes, so new infections are likely to appear.