One of the medical staff at Yongin Severance Hospital in Gyeonggi-do was confirmed to be Corona 19, so the operation of the hospital's operating room and emergency room were suspended, and part of the ward was cohort quarantined.
Yongin City said that Mr. A, a surgeon at Yongin Severance Hospital, in his 30s, was confirmed yesterday (29th) night.
Mr. A had symptoms of muscle pain and sore throat from the 28th, and was diagnosed at a screening clinic.
The route of infection of Mr. A has not been confirmed yet.
As of the 26th, two days before the onset of symptoms, the hospital entered quarantine measures such as waiting at home for those who had contact with Mr. A.
Patients with whom Mr. A operated, outpatients, nurses and surgeons majoring in surgery are subject to quarantine.
In addition, it was decided to temporarily suspend the operation of the operating room and emergency room, and to cohort the surgical ward.
Cohort quarantine (same group quarantine) refers to measures to block the entire medical institution where the infected person has occurred in order to prevent the spread of infection.