Gyeonggi-do Nears Completion of Shincheonji Full Inspection Testing... Only 3 Confirmed Cases

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[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Eun-mo] Gyeonggi Province announced on the 13th that it has completed over 80% of COVID-19 tests for symptomatic individuals identified through a full survey of Shincheonji Church of Jesus believers, with only 3 testing positive so far.

Since the 27th of last month, Gyeonggi Province has conducted tests on 792 symptomatic individuals out of a total of 33,809 believers, completing tests on 659 people (83.2%) as of today. Among the test results, 3 were confirmed positive, 655 were negative, and 4 results are still pending. Additionally, 115 individuals either no longer showed symptoms or had mild symptoms, so testing decisions have not been made, and 18 were identified as residents of other cities or provinces and were transferred to their local authorities for management.

With the two-week active monitoring period for the 33,809 believers in the province having passed, Gyeonggi Province lifted the monitoring on the 12th. A Gyeonggi Province official stated, "Initially, active monitoring was conducted from the 16th of last month due to concerns about transmission among Shincheonji worshippers in Gwacheon, closely observing symptom presence. However, nearly a month later, symptomatic individuals who have not been tested have shown no particular issues, so the monitoring has been lifted."

Separately, on the 12th, Gyeonggi Province received an additional list of 228 high-risk Shincheonji believers working as caregivers or nursing assistants from the Central Disease Control Headquarters and plans to have them tested and managed accordingly.

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