Guro-gu Reports 4 Additional COVID-19 Cases... 3 Related to Manmin Central Church, 1 Arrived from the US

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Four additional COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Guro-gu.

Guro-gu case number 26 entered the country from the United States on the 24th and voluntarily self-quarantined before testing positive on the afternoon of the 27th.

Cases 27, 28, and 29 are related to Manmin Central Church. They were tested at a temporary screening clinic set up by the district in the churchyard on the 27th and were confirmed positive on the morning of the 28th.

On the 22nd, related to Geumcheon-gu case number 6 (March 25, 2020), who visited Manmin Central Church, the district is conducting comprehensive testing of 246 suspected contacts, including church staff and those involved in producing and broadcasting the online worship service on that day.

As of the 27th, 197 people have completed testing, and among the remaining 49, 42 were tested on the morning of the 28th.

The church’s temporary screening clinic was withdrawn at 1 p.m. on the 28th, and the remaining 7 people are scheduled to be tested at the Guro-gu screening clinic in the afternoon of the 28th.

As a result, four additional positive cases were confirmed on the morning of the 28th, 183 tested negative, and the rest are awaiting results.

Among the four who tested positive on the morning of the 28th, three are Guro-gu cases 27, 28, and 29, and the remaining one is a resident from another district.

The district is conducting disinfection of the residences of confirmed cases and transferring them to isolation hospitals. Family members are also undergoing specimen testing and entering a two-week self-quarantine.

The movement paths of the confirmed cases will be announced after the epidemiological investigation is completed.

□ Basic Information of Additional Confirmed Cases

Guro-gu case 26 (male, 25 years old), resident of Guro 2-dong, entered from the United States

Guro-gu case 27 (male, 49 years old), resident of Garibong-dong, related to Manmin Central Church

Guro-gu case 28 (male, 44 years old), resident of Garibong-dong, related to Manmin Central Church

Guro-gu case 29 (female, 47 years old), resident of Guro 4-dong, related to Manmin Central Church

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