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At the Hanyang University Hospital in Seoul where the outbreak of infection occurred, four additional people were confirmed, and the number of related confirmed patients increased to 31.
In Seoul, as small-scale group infections continued through hospitals, homeless facilities, and workplaces, three-digit confirmed cases came out on weekends as well.
Connect to reporters who are out on site. Reporter Kim Dae-gyeom!
The number of confirmed patients related to Hanyang University Hospital increased to thirty.
What is the current progress of quarantine such as full inspection?
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Yes, until yesterday, this Hanyang University Hospital operated a’temporary screening laboratory’ to conduct a full examination of staff, patients, and guardians.
Currently, only the’general screening clinic’ is operated for ordinary citizens as you can see behind me after all tests have been completed.
To date, 1,594 people have applied for the full test, of which 349 are waiting for the test results.
Here at Hanyang University Hospital, the first confirmed person came out on the 27th.
The first confirmed patient was a family of patients admitted to the neurosurgery ward on the 15th floor of the hospital.
Since then, the infection spread rapidly, and 31 people have been confirmed so far.
Yesterday alone, four more people tested positive for 10 patients, 4 employees, 8 caregivers, and 8 families.
The hospital has quarantined the 15th floor ward where the confirmed person was found in the same group, and other hospital facilities such as the emergency room are operating normally.
Epidemiological investigations on the pathology, contacts, and infection routes of confirmed patients are still ongoing today.
Earlier, at Boramae Hospital in Seoul, there were 5 confirmed cases.
Results are not yet available.
In the Seoul area, there were 101 additional confirmed cases a day yesterday, continuing the trend of three-digit numbers.
Group infections linked to homeless facilities, hospitals, and workplaces are spreading sporadically.
The number of related confirmed cases increased to 46 nationwide as 4 additional confirmed cases were confirmed at homeless facilities in Seoul Station, while 4 cases were confirmed at hospitals in Eunpyeong-gu and 3 confirmed cases related to work in Gangnam-gu.
Until now, YTN Kim Dae-gyeom at Hanyang University Hospital in Seoul[[email protected]]is.
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