Two Additional COVID-19 Cases in Bucheon... University Student and Shincheonji Gathering Attendee

On the afternoon of the 22nd, a notice informing of a temporary closure was posted at the entrance of a large supermarket in Sangdang-gu, Cheongju-si. It was reported that a COVID-19 confirmed patient recently visited this place.

Bucheon City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 22nd that two additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) have been reported.

Among the additional confirmed cases, one is the wife of a couple living in a villa in Gogang-dong who attended the Shincheonji gathering in Daegu; the husband tested negative.

The other case is a university student residing in Daegu who came to their family home in Sosabon-dong, Bucheon, and tested positive after screening.

The city explained that the confirmed case who attended the gathering does not attend the Shincheonji Church in Bucheon but is confirmed to attend a church in Seoul.

Additionally, it was noted that the university student wore a mask while moving around Bucheon between the 20th and 21st.

The city and the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plan to investigate their exact movements to implement measures such as disinfection, facility closures, and quarantine.

To prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the community, Bucheon City has closed five facilities related to the Shincheonji Church.

After inspecting 12 locations including Shincheonji churches, gospel rooms, cafes, and centers, Bucheon City explained that seven of them were either being used for other purposes or under construction, and thus were not currently utilized as Shincheonji-related facilities.

The city disinfected and then closed the remaining five locations, including churches.

Furthermore, the city decided that public officials will be stationed in front of buses at Bucheon Terminal to ensure that visitors from Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions entering Bucheon by express bus wear masks and have their symptoms checked.

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