<Anchor> Although



the increase in the metropolitan area has clearly slowed down, it is still too early to let go of my mind as several confirmed cases continue to appear in new places every day.

Today (10th), 17 people were confirmed at Severance Hospital in Shinchon, Seoul.

There have been confirmed cases from two separate locations, and authorities are investigating the link between the two.



This is Nam Joo-hyun.



<Reporter>



The door of the rehabilitation hospital of Severance Hospital is firmly closed.



Since one employee on the 7th floor here was tested positive yesterday, all 7 outpatient treatments and treatments were stopped until today.



The epidemiological investigation is expected to take time as additional confirmed cases are diverse, including not only nurses, but also patients, caregivers, caregivers, and environmental cleansers.



On the 19th floor of the main building, which has a road between the rehabilitation hospital and the main building, one employee of a nutrition team partner who was in charge of distributing patients was confirmed yesterday, and 9 additional people who worked with were confirmed today.



127 people, including hospital staff and patients, have been examined, and so far, 7 rehabilitation hospitals and 10 people in the main building have been confirmed. Depending on the results of the epidemiological investigation, the scope and target of the investigation may increase.



[Kwak Jin/Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters Patient Management Team Leader: No connection between the nutrition team and the rehabilitation hospital has been confirmed yet, and an investigation is underway.] The



hospital decided to manage the rehabilitation hospital by group isolation and the nutrition team. It was revealed that all employees of the supplier had replaced.



[Severance Hospital official: I have been continuing to educate myself on thorough personal hygiene and wearing a mask. I am checking it again by looking at CCTV accurately.] On the



17th of last month, at Severance Hospital, two people including nurses were confirmed, and the ophthalmology hospital was closed. , In Asan Hospital in Seoul, 11 patients and their guardians were confirmed this month, and infections are continuing in large hospitals with many seriously ill patients, making the quarantine authorities nervous.



(Video coverage: Choi Ho-jun and Kim Seong-il, video editing: Park Ji-in)