China News Service, January 5th. Comprehensive foreign media reported on the 4th that in order to boost the mood of colleagues at work, a hospital employee in California, USA, stayed in the emergency room in an inflatable dress for a short time on Christmas 2020, and the result was suspected to spread. New crown virus.
Currently, 44 people have been diagnosed in the hospital, including one death.
According to reports, a cluster of infections occurred at the Caesars Medical Center in San Jose, California.
Up to now, 44 emergency room employees have been diagnosed and one emergency desk employee has unfortunately passed away.
No patient was infected, and all confirmed employees were isolated at home.
The National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) reported that the Caesars Medical Center is investigating whether the cluster infection is related to a worker who appeared in the emergency room briefly on Christmas 2020 wearing a cross-dress.
The statement also said that on Christmas Day, the employee in inflatable cross-dress did not show symptoms of new coronavirus infection.
When interviewed anonymously by a confirmed nurse, a colleague in a cross-dress walked into the emergency room for about 10 to 15 minutes on Christmas morning. “She was jumping in the corridor in that costume and it made me happy. Just want to boost our spirits."
How does wearing inflatable drag suits cause the spread of the new coronavirus?
The "San Francisco Chronicle" quoted an expert analysis as saying that the inflatable drag suit may not be completely sealed, so it will spread human droplets in the air from different directions.
Kimberly Prather, a professor in the Department of Atmospheric Chemistry at the University of California, San Diego, said that the spread of the new coronavirus is like "cigarette smoke." This cluster infection may be inseparable from airborne transmission.
The head of Caesars Medical Center, Irene Chavez, said inflatable garments "apparently" will no longer be allowed into the hospital.
The hospital is taking measures to strengthen the safety of its staff.