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As the condition of the first confirmed coronavirus infection in Korea improved significantly, tests are conducted to determine whether the patient is cured.
According to the Incheon Medical Center on the 5th, the health authority conducts real-time genetic amplification (PCR) tests on the 1st confirmed person every 24 hours on the day and 6th.
This test is to determine whether the first diagnosis is complete or not.
Incheon Medical Center's medical staff explained that the first confirmed patient from 2nd of this month reported that the symptoms of infection had disappeared and decided to conduct a test to determine whether it was cured.
If the test results are negative twice every 24 hours, quarantine may be released at the discretion of the health authorities and the staff.
As a result of a PCR test on the sample of the first confirmed patient collected last weekend, a negative judgment was found.
Cho Seung-yeon, director of Incheon Medical Center, said, "The first confirmed person had a negative test in the PCR test, but it was a symptom. I will be reviewed for discharge or not. "
Confirmation No. 1 is a 35-year-old Chinese woman who arrived from Wuhan, China on the 19th of last month.
It was confirmed for the first time in Korea on the 20th and was quarantined at Incheon Medical Center.
The fever once rose to 39 degrees, but now it is reported that body temperature has returned to normal levels.
The symptoms of shortness of breath disappear and the oxygen supply device is not used.
Earlier, health officials said a 55-year-old Korean man, the second patient with H1N1 infection, is reviewing her discharge due to her mild symptoms.
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