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South Korea Media Report: Samsung Seoul Hospital To Close Emergency Room & Outputient Clinic & Restrict All Visitors

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Homers (MERS, the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) Samsung Seoul Hospital, the epicenter of the epidemic have been taken drastic measures to close the end part of the hospital emergency room and the outpatient clinic dopdeon transported back and forth movement of the patient from the hospital staff confirmed Homers It seems hard to accept the verdict avoid dwitbuk pointed out in that correspondence that took emergency measures taken after the quarantine authorities. Its transfer agent close to ten days after the symptoms have appeared, which gave additional concerns about infection occurs through contact with the patient to a lot of people while working at the hospital.

Samsung Seoul Hospital in combat 13 nights transferring staff issues without a new patient hospitalization, outpatient, emergency room care, such as a limit said it would partially close the hospital.Samsung Seoul Hospital "is very large simryeo We apologize to citizens in connection with this 137 patients (transfer agents)" "The Homers chongryeok the infections responsible for the corresponding end will implement drastic measures pursuant to a hospital closure," he said. According to the health authorities transfer agent status with fever up to nine days from 10 days in the last 2 days reportedly conducted around the emergency room with a patient transport services. Transfer agent is 27 to 29 month and 14 patients reported contact with the case, but was not included in the original white person. Health authorities and hospitals to identify all those who are presumed to have contact with the transfer agent, and has conducted epidemiological research.

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Third, implement drastic measures as follows, pursuant to a partial hospital closure measures to respond to every Bruce chongryeok I will. Ambulatory and inpatient, emergency department also will limit care. Surgery, too, except for emergencies and will cease all. We will suspend patient care in the emergency. At the same time, we will restrict all visitors looking for a patient.

Continued: http://www.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/View/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0002118259
 
Media Report - Translation

Samsung Medical Center official position partial closure

The following Samsung Seoul Hospital is a professional official stance on the part closure announced. Samsung Seoul Hospital apologize for the great simryeo to citizens in connection with this 137 patient, very sorry. Current public-private joint TF immediate response teams and Samsung Medical Center are conducting epidemiological studies, identify scale when finally exposed again we will report. Samsung Seoul hospital after being admitted on June 12, 4:00 transporting personnel confirmed Homers 37 patients had completed the first close contact isolation room on the 12th night, resulting in single room for the indirect proceeds of the isolation contactor 127 people. Contact staff were isolate 52 people home. determine whether the abnormality Centers for Disease Control bother with heating for direct and indirect contacts already discharged 215 people visited the signs and anything goes wrong immediately guided to be tested. Power transfer agents (90 patients) had a body temperature check and interview conducted by the target as a result the patient had no fever over 37.5 ℃. Five Homers received a cough who underwent both tests negative decision. Samsung Seoul Hospital will occur in relation to 137 patients underwent the following actions: First, Samsung Medical Center are all present in patients infected Homers We will charge all the way to medical care. Second, identifying 137 patients every exposure of a person and will cooperate with health authorities to isolate epidemiological investigation team. Third, following the drastic measures pursuant to a partial hospital closure to the corresponding Homers chongryeok We will enforce the like. The outpatient and inpatient new patients will temporarily restricted. Surgery, too, except for emergencies and will cease all. New emergency care of patients also will suspend. At the same time, we will restrict all visitors looking for a patient. Samsung Seoul Hospital will make every effort to prevent an additional 137 patients caused by the patient. For this purpose we will ensure that hospitals and health authorities, in close cooperation systems equipped Homers infection from spreading. Once again, due to all the patients and staff who are infected with Homers We apologize for those words of deep isolation doesin.

http://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1003024266
 
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