"Stop the 2nd Daegu Incident"... Lee Jae-myung Forces Entry into Shincheonji Gwacheon Headquarters

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province has launched an urgent compulsory epidemiological investigation into the Shincheonji Jesus Church Gwacheon Headquarters to prevent a second Daegu incident (COVID-19).

Governor Lee Jae-myung of Gyeonggi Province stated on his Facebook around 10 a.m. on the 25th, "During the epidemiological investigation in Gyeonggi Province, it was confirmed that a worship service attended by 10,000 Shincheonji believers was held in Gwacheon on the 16th," adding, "Among the attendees of this worship service, two residents of the metropolitan area (Seocho-gu, Seoul and Anyang, Gyeonggi) have already been confirmed positive. The Gwacheon worship service was a large-scale gathering similar in size to the assembly (9,336 attendees) identified as the cause of the Daegu cluster infection."

Governor Lee further explained, "If we do not conduct quarantine measures equivalent to a military operation targeting the attendees of this worship service, where multiple confirmed cases have begun to emerge, a very serious situation could arise with a second Daegu Shincheonji incident occurring in Gyeonggi Province. We cannot miss the golden time to prevent a large-scale infection, and since there is no more time to delay until Shincheonji submits the list, Gyeonggi Province is currently conducting an urgent compulsory epidemiological investigation targeting the Shincheonji Gwacheon Headquarters to secure attendance status of the 10,000 attendees of the Gwacheon worship service."

He emphasized, "Based on the data secured from this epidemiological investigation, we will promptly proceed with isolation and infection testing of the attendees. We cannot ensure thorough quarantine by relying solely on the data provided by Shincheonji. In fact, one confirmed case in Seongnam diagnosed today attended the Daegu assembly but was not included in the list of 20 believers disclosed by Shincheonji. Additionally, during on-site verification yesterday, we discovered 34 facilities not disclosed by Shincheonji," he added.

Governor Lee stated, "As soon as we secure the attendance status, we will thoroughly cross-check and ensure perfect quarantine measures. Since Shincheonji has agreed to provide the entire list of believers to the government, we expect smooth cooperation with Gyeonggi Province's investigation. As I mentioned at yesterday's press conference, we consider Shincheonji as victims, and Gyeonggi Province's actions are solely to faithfully fulfill the local government's duty to prevent the spread of infectious diseases," urging active cooperation from Shincheonji.

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