Confirmed Shincheonji Evangelist 'Entered from South America'...Visited Hair Salon and Convenience Store After Diagnostic Test

On the afternoon of the 15th, officials from the Guro-gu Public Health Center and Sindorim-dong quarantine team are conducting disinfection at the Korea Building in Guro-gu, Seoul, where a large number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) occurred.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] A man in his 30s who entered from South America tested positive for COVID-19. This man, confirmed to be a Shincheonji missionary, was instructed to self-quarantine during the screening clinic test but was found to have visited a hair salon and convenience store.

According to Gwangju City on the 21st, A (38), residing in Buk-gu, Gwangju, was confirmed positive for COVID-19 following a test conducted the previous afternoon.

A, a Shincheonji missionary, had lived in Colombia for an extended period to conduct overseas missions and returned through Incheon Airport on the 19th with three companions. The three companions, also Shincheonji believers, tested negative but are currently under self-quarantine.

As of the morning of the same day, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency's tally, suspected overseas infection cases have been reported from Asia, North America, Europe, and Africa, but this is the first confirmed case among entrants from South America. There is also a possibility that A was infected in regions other than South America, as he entered via New York, USA, and Taiwan upon returning.

Health authorities are conducting an epidemiological investigation including the Shincheonji group as a suspected infection route, considering A's status as a Shincheonji missionary.

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