8 Confirmed Cases Among 8 Attendees of Wonju Sincheonji Worship Service... 345 Tested

337 People Tested Negative

On the afternoon of the 4th, soldiers moved to their assigned areas during a disinfection operation to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) around Gyeongsan Station in Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongbuk Province, conducted jointly by the Army 2nd Operations Command, the 50th Division, Gyeongbuk Province, and Gyeongsan City.

A mass testing of worshippers who attended the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (Shincheonji) service in Wonju, Gangwon Province, where a cluster of new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases occurred, has been completed.

Wonju City announced on the 5th that out of 345 Shincheonji members who attended the service at the Taejang-dong Student Hall chapel on the 16th of last month, 8 tested positive, and the remaining 337 tested negative.

Among the 8 confirmed cases, one resident living in Daegu was transferred to Daegu city for management.

Currently, among the 15 confirmed cases in the Wonju area, 11 are Shincheonji members and their family members.

Of the 15 confirmed cases in Wonju, 6 live in the same apartment complex, and one is the apartment manager, raising growing concerns that this apartment complex might become a second epicenter following the Shincheonji Taejang-dong Student Hall.

The city conducted specimen tests on 5 employees of the management office and placed them under self-quarantine.

Additionally, specimen tests are being conducted on residents living in the same building line as the confirmed cases, and a full investigation is underway to identify residents who used the apartment fitness center.

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