Containment of a healthcare-associated COVID-19 outbreak in a university hospital in Seoul, Korea: A single-center experience.

Sei Won KimSung Jin JoHeayon LeeJung Hwan OhJihyang LimSang Haak LeeJung Hyun ChoiJehoon Lee

Published in: PloS one (2020)

The robust control of the COVID-19 outbreak further minimized the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the hospital and local communities. However, there was also a debate over the appropriate period of hospital shutdown and testing of all hospital staff and patients. Future studies are required to refine and establish the in-hospital quarantine and de-isolation guidelines based on the epidemiological and clinical settings.

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