Input 2021.01.07 16:44
According to law enforcement officials on the 7th, three people tested positive for the Corona19 rapid diagnosis test conducted by Suncheon Prison on the previous day. Suncheon Prison is a place where none of the prisoners have been confirmed with Corona 19.
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The correctional authorities are reported to have performed gene amplification (PCR) tests and quarantine measures on prisoners who tested positive. Unlike the rapid diagnostic test that results in 20 to 30 minutes, the PCR test result takes about a day. Although a positive response was shown in the rapid diagnostic test, it may be negative in the PCR test.
The case of COVID-19 outbreak in correctional facilities that started in the eastern detention center in Seoul is spreading nationwide. In the Seoul East Detention Center, the rapid increase in the number of confirmed cases has slowed due to measures of the Ministry of Justice and correctional authorities, but instead, cases of confirmed cases are occurring sporadically in other correctional facilities.
As of 9 a.m. on the day, 673 people in Seoul East Detention Center, 341 people in North Gyeongsang Province, 16 people in Gwangju prison, 16 people in Seoul Southern prison, 8 people in Yeongwol prison, 5 people in North Gangwon prison, 1 person in Seoul detention center, etc. Receiving and accepting
Corona 19 is also spreading to other correctional facilities as prisoners move frequently between correctional facilities in order to reduce the density of the eastern detention centers in Seoul where the outbreak has occurred. The correctional authorities are striving to reduce the number of confirmed cases while implementing the three-step measures to distance the correctional facilities, but the situation continues to occur.
Combining the prisoners and staff, the number of corona19 confirmed in correctional facilities nationwide reaches 1,205.
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