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We will also look at the news of the Dongbu Detention Center in Seoul, where more than 500 confirmed cases were found. The government has announced that it will move most of the confirmed cases here to Second Prison in northern Gyeongbuk. We connect reporters who are in the detention center.
Reporter Yohan Yoo, did any more confirmed patients appear there today (26th)?
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6 people were added today.
It’s one prisoner and five family members.
With the addition of six today, the number of confirmed cases related to the Eastern Detention Center has increased to 520.
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The spread is still not stopping. I heard that it was difficult to isolate each other due to the limited space in the eastern detention center, but he said he decided to move to the second prison in North Gyeongsang Province. Is there any reason you decided to go here?
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First off is the containment capacity.
The 2nd Prison in North Gyeongsang Province has more than 500 private rooms, and this was the biggest factor.
Until now, the existing eastern detention center has been difficult to manage, such as quarantine of the confirmed cases, as the number of prisoners is larger than the regulations and there are fewer solitaries.
In addition, prisoners who were previously imprisoned in North Gyeongsangbuk-do 2nd Prison were transferred to other correctional institutions nationwide.
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So when and how many people are transferred?
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It will be transferred for two days from Monday on the 28th.
Among the confirmed patients, about 400 people are asymptomatic or mild.
The second prison in northern Gyeongsang Province serves as a kind of life treatment center.
The Ministry of Justice is in a position that more than 100 people, including severely ill patients, the elderly, and confirmed patients with underlying diseases, will apply for suspension of execution and send them to hospitals or life treatment centers.
There is also a backlash in the area where the confirmed person is transferred.
The correctional authorities are considering using a single apartment building in the building as temporary accommodation for employees who may have contact with the confirmed case.
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If the confirmed person moves, the medical staff should be prepared that much too?
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Currently, there are three doctors and nursing personnel on duty, but the quarantine authorities have announced that they will send two additional doctors and six nurses.
There are about 400 confirmed cases moving, and it is worth considering whether there are enough medical staff.
In addition, it is the position that additional dispatch has not been decided.