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At a nursing hospital where a Chinese man in his 60s worked as a caregiver while hiding the fact that he was diagnosed with COVID-19, four people died from corona infection.
According to the quarantine authorities on the 19th (today), it was found that a total of 82 people, including 58 patients and 24 employees, were confirmed to be Corona 19 in 11 days after the Corona 19 cluster infection occurred at a nursing hospital in Jinjeop-eup, Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do.
A Chinese caregiver in his 60s was confirmed in Seoul on the 7th and another employee, Mr. B, in Jeonbuk on the 10th. was tested positive.
Among them, four elderly confirmed patients with underlying diseases or receiving chemotherapy died.
The quarantine authorities assumed that employee B, who was initially confirmed, was the first confirmed case, but as a result of the epidemiological investigation, it is estimated that the group infection occurred after the Chinese nationality caregiver A got a job.
It is known that Mr. A was tested for PCR twice on the 5th and 6th at the Yeongdeungpo-gu Public Health Center in Seoul.
The first test result was negative and the second was positive.
The Yeongdeungpo-gu Public Health Center notified Mr. A by phone after checking the results of the second test on the 7th, but it is known that he has not been contacted since then.
As a result of the investigation, it was confirmed that Mr. A submitted only the first negative confirmation to the nursing hospital on the day he was notified of the diagnosis and got a job.
It is reported that Mr. A is currently being transferred to a life treatment center and is receiving treatment for Corona 19.
The quarantine authorities said, "The Chinese caregiver who cheated on the diagnosis has been reported to the police.
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