Gyeongnam Province Extends Closure of Shincheonji Facilities for 2 Weeks

Extension of Closure and Assembly Ban Measures for Facilities Related to Shincheonji Church

Shincheonji Daegu Church (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ji-hee] Gyeongnam Province will extend the closure measures for Shincheonji Church-related facilities, which are considered a hotspot for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), for an additional two weeks.

Gyeongnam Province announced on the 8th that following the temporary closure of 83 Shincheonji-related facilities in 12 cities and counties within the province from the 25th of last month to the 9th of this month, the closure measures will be extended for two more weeks from the 10th to the 23rd of this month. This decision was made considering the ongoing confirmed cases related to the Shincheonji Church in Daegu and Gyeongbuk.

Additionally, to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the ban on gatherings at Shincheonji Church-related facilities will also be extended.

Meanwhile, no new confirmed cases have been reported in the Gyeongnam region from the evening of the 7th to the morning of this day. No new cases have emerged in the rural village of Ungyang-myeon, Geochang-gun, where 8 confirmed cases had been reported until the previous day.

The total number of confirmed cases in the province remains at 79. Five patients were discharged after recovery as of the previous day.

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