The main building of Seoul Hospital affiliated with Soonchunhyang University in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 14th. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, 49 new coronavirus infections (Corona 19) were confirmed at this hospital. yunhap news
Regarding the spread of group infections at Soonchunhyang University Hospital in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, the quarantine authorities explained that there was a lack of management of infections at the hospital side. It is judged that there were effects such as not wearing a mask or insufficient testing for Corona 19, which spread to other layers after the first patient outbreak due to large-scale infection. Earlier, in the Cheong Wa Dae national petition, the person who identified himself as a nurse at Soonchunhyang University Hospital exposed the hospital’s lack of management, and controversy is likely to continue.
According to the Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters (Bang Dae-bon) on the afternoon of the 23rd, 9 confirmed cases of Corona 19 related to Soonchunhyang University Hospital recorded a cumulative record of 227. There were 200 confirmed cases in 11 days after the first confirmed case occurred on the 12th. Park Young-joon, head of the epidemiological investigation team at the briefing on the day, explained, “The fact that there was an outbreak of this degree indicates that there was a lack of infection control.”
CCTV detects no mask
On the morning of the 17th, when the number of new coronavirus infections (Corona 19) increased to 600, citizens are waiting for specimen examination at the Temporary Screening Clinic at Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital in Yongsan-gu. yunhap news
Team Leader Park said, “In addition to the 8th floor where the first confirmed person was recognized, there were (confirmed) on multiple floors such as the 5th, 6th, 7th and 9th floors. In addition, infection occurred in not only hospitalized patients and caregivers, but also workers,” he said. “It is believed that there were areas where the infection management parts were neglected.” “There was a part where a mask was not worn in some CCTVs, and it was mild, but when there were suspicious symptoms, a part that could not be tested quickly was confirmed. We believe that these have influenced the scale of outbreaks.”
However, the quarantine authorities said, “The spread to the community has been confirmed, but the scale and spread of the community are not so wide.” In addition, regarding whether or not to claim the right to indemnify, “I think the lack of wearing a mask can be evaluated at an individual level. In the broader framework, whether a punishment or remedy is requested will be reviewed after the investigation is completed by the local government.”
Petition for “hospital incompetence leads to quarantine failure” in the national petition
On the 13th, patients, guardians, and medical staff are waiting to be tested for a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) at a temporary screening clinic prepared at Soonchunhyang University Hospital in Yongsan-gu, Seoul.
On the 21st, the issue of the Soonchunhyang University Hospital’s negligence in quarantine management was raised through the post of the Blue House National Petition. At the time, a petitioner who identified himself as a nurse at Soonchunhyang University Hospital revealed that “the number of cumulative confirmed cases until the 20th, 201, was a disastrous result of the quarantine failure due to the incompetence of the hospital.” According to the petition, the hospital said that the ward where the confirmed nurse was not quarantined, the new support nurses used changing rooms and various supplies, and that protective equipment was randomly provided in the hospital corridor and exposed to germs. In addition, he claimed that he was instructed to go to work even when there were no negative results after the employee inspection. In response, the hospital explained, “It seems that complaints were expressed because they were unable to explain to the staff one by one in a confused situation in the early days of the outbreak of group infection.”
On the other hand, the day before, Soonchunhyang University Hospital said, “There are 1 to 3 infected patients a day in the hospital, but there are no confirmed cases among hospitalized patients.” Currently, the 8th floor of the main building of the hospital is empty, and the 5, 6, 7 and 9 floors are closed. The quarantine authorities are scheduled to conduct a third test on the 24th to 26th following the second full test last week to determine whether additional infected persons have occurred.
Reporter Woorim Lee [email protected]