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The increase in the number of patients in the Gyeongbuk area in Qingdao is about 30 to 40 minutes by car from Daegu. It is a small city of 44,000 people, about 30km away from Daegu. Yesterday (20th), the first death toll came from Daenam Hospital in Qingdao. In addition, up to 11 patients, including the dead, and five medical staff, including nurses, were confirmed today. This is the first time a medical team has been infected in Corona 19, and I have more questions because it happened in a closed psychiatric ward. Authorities are investigating where they started and how they are infected, but have not found a clear path.

I am a reporter.

<Reporter>

The 16th confirmed patient from Qingdao Daenam Hospital added today is a patient who has been hospitalized in a psychiatric ward.

I showed suspicious symptoms and moved to Kyungpook National University Hospital.

Five of the 16 confirmed patients, including the deceased, were identified as medical staff, including nurses working in psychiatric wards.

This is the first case of medical staff.

Daenam Hospital has four facilities, including a mental ward, an elder care hospital, a general ward, and a public health center.

It is vulnerable to the spread of infectious diseases, as about 300 elderly patients with weak immunity are accommodated in four facilities under one roof.

[Eun-Kyung Chung / Head of Disease Control Division: The mental ward is operating as a closed ward, so I think there have been a lot of contact with a lot of patients and medical staff.]

The reason for the infection is still deadly.

As there are no confirmed patients among Qingdao residents, only the observation that the infection in the hospital may have started.

Because of this, the brother-in-law's brother-in-law's brother-in-law held a funeral from 31st to 2nd last month.

At the funeral, there are more than 1,000 Shinchon members, including key figures from 12 tribes in the country.

(Video coverage: Oh Young Chun and Kang Dong Cheol, Video editing: So Young Lee, CG: Choi Jin Hoe)

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As you can see, Daenam Hospital is the largest hospital in Qingdao, and also has a public health center and a nursing hospital. Let's connect with reporters at Daenam Hospital to find out more news.

Yoo Su-hwan, Daenam Hospital is now closed, and some of the patients there have been transferred to other hospitals?

<Reporter>

Yes, Daenam Hospital, behind me, has been closed for two days.

It's still quiet, with no people coming and going.

The hospital had 13 confirmed people, including deaths, some of which were taken today.

One person who was confirmed yesterday showed pneumonia symptoms and was taken to Busan National University Hospital in the morning.

The results of a complete survey of patients, staff and three banned dead bodies since yesterday have not been released.

Gyeongsangbuk-do asked the government for rapid transportation measures, taking into account the special circumstances of psychiatric patients and elderly patients.

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The authorities are investigating how the increase in patients in Qingdao is related to the Shincheonji Daegu Church, where Qingdao is the birthplace of President Lee Man-hee, Shincheonji?

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Yes, Qingdao is the birthplace of Shincheonji President Lee Man-hee and spent his childhood, and it is considered a holy place for Shincheonji believers.

On weekends and weekdays, people from all over the country are known to visit Qingdao.

About 15 minutes' drive from the hospital, Mr. Lee's birthplace is home to Lee's family tomb.

Lee's brother-in-law was killed here last month.

As such, the Shincheonji Volunteer Corps visited Pyonggwang-myeon every two months and provided beauty services.

It was estimated that there are many Shinchon members in Qingdao, but residents responded that it was difficult to find members in Qingdao.

(Video coverage: Oh Young-chun, Kang Dong-cheol, Video editing: So Ji-hye)