The city of Seoul announced today (22) that it temporarily closed outpatient treatment in the rehabilitation ward as four additional confirmed cases came out at Severance Hospital in Seodaemun-gu, where the COVID-19 outbreak is underway.
Park Yoomi, the quarantine control officer at the Seoul Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, made this statement at an online briefing this morning.
According to Park, two additional patients, including a patient and a guardian who were receiving outpatient treatment at the Severance Hospital Rehabilitation Hospital, were confirmed yesterday, and two additional patients, one patient and one guardian, were confirmed as of 10 am today in the rehabilitation hospital ward that is in cohort isolation. .
As a result, Park said that one employee at Severance Hospital was first confirmed on the 9th, and the total number of related confirmed cases has increased to 52.
The quarantine authorities have conducted corona 19 specimen tests on 2,458 people, including hospital workers, patients, and contacts.
As additional patients occur, the Seoul Metropolitan Government is conducting additional tests for outpatients, guardians, and related medical staff, while conducting epidemiological and contact investigations.
In addition, we are looking for additional contacts through closed circuit TV (CCTV) and investigating the route of infection.
Park said, "Please refrain from visiting medical institutions and nursing facilities as much as possible during the Chuseok holiday."
He added, "We strongly recommend that the institution strictly control entry and exit, and that workers refrain from visiting or attending meetings at multi-use facilities, especially in the case of symptoms, to promptly conduct inspections."
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