94 Residents of Daegu's First Cohort Quarantine Apartment Linked to Shincheonji... 46 Confirmed Cases

Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin COVID-19 Response Briefing

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Ju Cheol-in] Among the 142 residents of Hanmaeum Apartment in Daegu, which was cohort quarantined due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), 94 residents, accounting for 66.19%, were found to be Shincheonji Church members.

According to Daegu City on the 7th, this apartment, located in Seongdang-dong, Dalseo-gu, within the Daegu Comprehensive Welfare Center, is a rental apartment owned by Daegu City with 100 units, where unmarried female workers under the age of 35 working in Daegu can reside.

While analyzing the distribution of confirmed patients' residences, Daegu City confirmed that many confirmed patients occurred in this apartment and, after an in-depth investigation, verified that a majority of the residents were Shincheonji Church members.

As of 0:00 on the 7th, 46 confirmed patients have been identified in this apartment, with 14 transported to hospitals and 32 awaiting hospitalization.

On the 5th, Daegu City notified all residents of this apartment of an extension of their self-quarantine period and conducted targeted testing.

Daegu City implemented cohort quarantine to completely block the possibility of infection spreading to the local community, and thorough monitoring is being conducted by Dalseo District Office and the Comprehensive Welfare Center.

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