Confirmed Positive After Voice-Based Quarantine Release... Shincheonji Trainee 'Deceased' (Update)
[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Hyun-seok] A man in his 50s, a Shincheonji Church trainee who tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Daegu, has died. This brings the total number of COVID-19 deaths in South Korea to 125.
According to Daegu City on the 24th, at around 8:20 a.m., COVID-19 confirmed patient A (53) passed away at Fatima Hospital. A, a Shincheonji trainee who had close contact with church members, was placed under self-quarantine on the 27th of last month. He tested negative in a diagnostic test conducted on the 5th and was released from quarantine on the 12th.
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Six days later, on the 18th, A was found unconscious and was transferred to the emergency room of Fatima Hospital, where a re-test for COVID-19 confirmed he was positive. It was found that A had diabetes as an underlying condition.
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