Dongjak-gu, Additional COVID-19 Cases Confirmed... 'Eunhyeui Gang' Church Members

7th COVID-19 Case Confirmed on 17th... 1967-born Female Resident of Sadang-dong, Member of Seongnam Eunhyeui Gang Church

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dongjak-gu (Mayor Lee Chang-woo) announced on the 17th that the 7th confirmed COVID-19 case has occurred in the area.

The 7th confirmed patient, Ms. A (born in 1967, female), resides in Sadang-dong and is a member of Eunhyeui Gang Church in Seongnam City, having attended a service on the 1st.

Ms. A was classified as a contact of the first confirmed patient at Eunhyeui Gang Church and was under self-quarantine. Following a full survey of church members, she was tested at 5:30 PM on the 16th and received a final positive result from the Dongjak-gu Public Health Center at 11:30 PM.

Ms. A currently has no symptoms such as fever and is awaiting hospital bed allocation while remaining in self-quarantine. There is one cohabitant who will also undergo testing.

The district deployed an emergency disinfection team from the public health center to complete disinfection of the patient’s residence and surrounding areas. The Dongjak Disease Control Headquarters is conducting disinfection throughout the area to minimize community transmission.

The district has requested 329 religious facilities in the area to practice social distancing, with 90% of the 281 churches either shortening services or temporarily suspending them.

Additionally, disinfection of religious facilities in the area has been completed through the Dongjak Disease Control Headquarters.

Lee Chang-woo, Mayor of Dongjak-gu, stated, “We will promptly disclose the confirmed patient’s movement path as soon as the epidemiological investigation is completed,” and added, “We ask residents to participate in social distancing by refraining from attending religious events and gatherings to prevent community cluster infections of COVID-19.”

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