254 Shincheonji Believers in Daejeon and Chungnam Show Suspected COVID-19 Symptoms... 1,326 Unreachable by Phone

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] A total of 254 Shincheonji Church of Jesus followers in the Daejeon and Chungnam areas have been reported to show symptoms related to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

Daejeon City and Chungnam Province announced on the 28th that this figure was compiled based on a full survey conducted using the list of Shincheonji followers recently received from the Central Disease Control Headquarters.

According to the full survey results, in Daejeon, out of 12,335 Shincheonji followers, 11,361 (92%) were classified as asymptomatic, and 167 (1.4%) as symptomatic. However, 807 (6.6%) have not yet been assessed for symptoms.

In Chungnam, a full survey was conducted on 5,255 Shincheonji followers. The results showed that 4,649 (88.4%) were asymptomatic, and 87 (1.7%) were symptomatic. However, 519 (9.9%) of the followers did not respond to the survey, and the province explained that the number of symptomatic cases may increase in the future.

Each local government separated all followers who reported simple symptoms such as cough, mild fever, or sore throat as symptomatic and guided them to get tested for COVID-19 at 1339 or local public health centers.

Additionally, for asymptomatic individuals, active monitoring is being conducted mainly by basic local governments, and for Shincheonji followers who did not respond to the full survey, additional investigations are being carried out with the Shincheonji side. Ultimately, for followers who cannot be contacted, the police will be enlisted to help locate them.

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