Nine Shincheonji Members Working at Multiple-Use Facilities Excluded from Work Confirmed with COVID-19

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[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] Among the Shincheonji Church members excluded from work at multi-use facilities by Gyeongsangbuk-do to prevent the mass outbreak of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), nine tested positive.

According to Gyeongsangbuk-do on the 7th, 333 Shincheonji members working at multi-use facilities such as nursing homes, welfare facilities, and medical institutions were excluded from work. Among them, 277 high-risk workers who worked at facilities where mass outbreaks were feared were given priority diagnostic tests, resulting in nine confirmed COVID-19 infections.

268 tested negative, and two are awaiting results. 37 are scheduled for testing. Gyeongsangbuk-do stated that there have been no confirmed COVID-19 cases at the facilities where the nine worked.

As confirmed cases surged in nursing homes and other welfare and multi-use facilities, Shincheonji members were excluded from work in a full survey to preemptively block mass outbreaks.

A full survey of 5,269 Shincheonji members has been completed, and among 1,280 trainees (prospective members), 1,223 have been surveyed. So far, 5,645 general members and trainees have been tested, with 465 confirmed positive. 5,095 tested negative, and 85 are awaiting results.

As of 11 a.m. on the day, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Gyeongsangbuk-do is 998 according to the province's own tally (1,049 according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency). Gyeongsan added 48 cases, totaling 452. The number of Shincheonji members increased by 24 to 444.

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