Two Confirmed Cases at Manmin Church Are Gasan-dong Call Center Employees... 78 People Scheduled for Full Testing

On the 29th, the entrance to Manmin Central Church in Guro-gu, Seoul, is closed. Guro-gu closed the church on the 27th due to a surge in confirmed cases of COVID-19 related to Manmin Central Church, and plans to adjust the closure period based on test results. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Seung-gon] Among the confirmed cases related to the Manmin Central Holiness Church in Guro-gu, Seoul, where a new COVID-19 cluster infection occurred, it has been revealed that at least two of the confirmed patients work at a call center, raising concerns about further infections.

According to Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, on the 29th, the 11th confirmed case in the district, a 49-year-old woman, and the 12th confirmed case, a 54-year-old woman, both worked at a call center in the Highheel complex building in Gasan-dong. Epidemiological investigations showed that they both arrived at the call center at 8:50 a.m. on the 27th and left between 6:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Accordingly, the district office plans to conduct specimen tests on all 78 employees identified as working at this call center on the 30th.

Since the first confirmed case at Manmin Church on the 25th, a total of 22 related confirmed cases have been identified so far.

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