Group infection in hospitals, day care centers, and saunas nationwide
23% of confirmed cases of unknown infection route on the third day
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Amid the’third pandemic’ of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), a bunch of confirmed patients came out at the livestock product trial. New infections followed in everyday spaces such as daycare centers, hospitals, bathhouses and saunas.
According to the Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters (Bang Dae-bon) on the 9th, in the metropolitan area, 15 additional people were positive while investigating the contact after the first confirmed patient (indicator patient) occurred on the 3rd in relation to the hospital in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi-do. Of the 16 total, 6 employees, 3 patients, and 7 families. At Jangan Daycare Center in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, the number of confirmed cases increased by 11 after the first patient occurred on the 6th. Among the confirmed cases, there were 5 employees including indicator patients, 6 students, and 1 family.
There were also confirmed cases in the existing group infection cases. In the process of contacting a soccer club in a high school located in Gangdong-gu, Seoul, one additional person was added in the process of investigation, and the cumulative number of confirmed patients increased to 16. All confirmed cases are students of the school. Lee Sang-won, director of epidemiological investigation and analysis at Bang Dae-bon, said in this regard, “If the structure is very vulnerable to infection (facilities), it may impose a ban on gatherings in places where there is a concern for outbreaks according to the infectious disease prevention method. , Rather than that, educational instruction and preemptive prevention are more important,” he explained.
In the case of a livestock product trial in Anseong-si, Gyeonggi Province, 59 people, including employees, family members, and acquaintances, were confirmed, and a total of 77 people have been infected so far. Among them, 69 employees including indicator patients, 5 employees’ families, 2 acquaintances, and 1 other contact. Director Lee said, “The first confirmed cases of the livestock market were 4 people, including 2 employees and 2 family members, who initially showed symptoms (doubt).” “It was found that the workplace of Jeongdo was related to (group infection).” The authorities are conducting a thorough investigation of workers working at the site where the confirmed case was found. Regarding the early soccer meeting in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, three additional people were tested positive during the follow-up management of contacts, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases increased to 14. Regarding the outbreak of foreigners in Dongducheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, the number of people increased by 3 through the temporary screening office, and 154 people have been tested positive so far.
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In the non-metropolitan area, a new group infection occurred through family members, bathhouses, saunas, and manufacturing sites. After the first confirmed case occurred on the 6th in relation to a family in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, 7 more during the contact investigation were positive, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases was counted as 8. Of the confirmed cases, all of the remaining 7 are family members except for one acquaintance.
In the case of a battery manufacturer in Yesan-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, 6 additional workers, including acquaintances of workers who are indicator patients, have been confirmed since the 4th, and a total of 7 people have been infected so far. In a sauna located in Jecheon-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, since the first patient came out on the 6th, eight additional people, including workers and users, were tested positive. In addition, after the first patient came out on the 7th at a bathhouse in Buk-gu, Ulsan, 7 additional people were confirmed during the investigation of the contact person. It was found that all 8 confirmed patients were public bath users.
In addition, △ Glass manufacturing industry in Eumseong-gun, Chungbuk (24 people cumulative) △ Call center in Seo-gu, Gwangju (118 people) △ Fitness in Jeonju, Jeonbuk (71 people) △ Family and sports facilities in Jung-gu, Daegu (11 people) △ General hospital in Seo-gu, Busan (12 people) △ Gangwon Pyeongchang-gun accommodation facilities (7 people) △ Jeju-si bowling alley No. 2 (7 people), etc. The number of confirmed cases of existing group infections is also increasing day by day.
On the other hand, the proportion of confirmed cases for which the path of infection was not confirmed continues to be around 23% on the third day. Of the 5,583 new confirmed cases reported to the quarantine authorities in the last two weeks from the 24th to this day, 1,284 cases are currently being investigated, accounting for 23.0% of the total. This ratio has reached 23.0%→23.3%→23.0% since the 7th.
/ Intern reporter Park Yena [email protected]
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