'10 Confirmed Cases' All Members of Suwon Saengmyeongsaem Church Located... 199 People

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Suwon City in Gyeonggi Province has identified the whereabouts of all 199 members and their families of Saengmyeongsaem Church in Yeongtong-gu, where 10 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) occurred.

On the 5th, Yeom Tae-young, mayor of Suwon, announced on Facebook, "The whereabouts of 16 church members (including 2 soldiers) who had been out of contact with Saengmyeongsaem Church have been identified," adding, "Thus, the whereabouts of all 199 church members and their families have been confirmed."

Among the 199 people, 123 attended six worship services held over four days from the initial infection date, from the 23rd to the 26th of last month.

With the whereabouts of all church members confirmed, Suwon City began monitoring the remaining 189 people, excluding the 10 confirmed patients isolated in hospitals (4 residing in Suwon, 4 in Hwaseong, and 2 in Osan).

Of the 189, 27 tested negative. The remaining 162 were classified as active monitoring subjects without any particular symptoms.

The city plans to make daily one-on-one phone calls to these individuals to check their health status and provide guidance on daily living rules.

The city also decided to directly monitor 39 church members living outside the Suwon area.

Since the first confirmed case in the Suwon area on the 2nd of last month, a total of 16 people have been confirmed positive. Among them, the families of the first, second, and third confirmed patients have been discharged.

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