Confirmed COVID-19 Case in 30s Male Visiting Eunhye Church, Sinwol 2-dong, Yangcheon-gu

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] In Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Kim Soo-young), a man in his 30s living in Sinwol 2-dong tested positive for COVID-19 after visiting Eunhye Church.

This man became the 26th confirmed case.

Mr. A (Sinwol 2-dong, male in his 30s) developed symptoms including fever (37.6℃) and body aches on the 18th, and on the 19th, he requested a specimen test at the Yangcheon Public Health Center screening clinic. On the morning of the 20th at 9 a.m., he received a positive diagnosis.

Mr. A had visited Eunhye Church for two days on the 16th and 17th. The church has since been disinfected and closed, and the church officials are currently under self-quarantine.

Additionally, one cohabitant of Mr. A has completed testing and is awaiting results.

The district transferred the confirmed patient to Seoul Medical Center and conducted environmental disinfection in the surrounding areas. After an in-depth epidemiological investigation, additional disinfection of movement routes will be carried out as quickly as possible based on the investigation results.

The district plans to promptly and accurately disclose the confirmed patient's movement routes on the Yangcheon-gu website and SNS (blog, Instagram) as soon as they are confirmed.

Kim Soo-young, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, stated, “Although we have shifted to a daily quarantine system, we should not be complacent and must still maintain social distancing and wear masks properly in multi-use facilities.” He added, “It is time to strictly adhere to quarantine rules for the safety of ourselves and our community.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.