570 Gumi Merchants and Church Members Tested for COVID-19... All Negative Except One
One Person's Infection Status Uncertain, Retesting Requested
[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Lim Juhyung] Following the confirmation of 8 COVID-19 cases related to a university student and high school student brothers who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) just one day after returning to in-person classes, Gumi City in Gyeongbuk announced on the 25th that out of 570 contacts investigated at traditional markets and churches, all but one tested negative.
According to Gumi City on the same day, one individual’s COVID-19 infection status remains uncertain, and a retest has been requested.
Gumi’s quarantine authorities investigated a total of 570 people, including 20 members of Elim Church located in Jungang Market, 430 merchants and customers at Jungang Market, and 120 confirmed case-related private tutor teachers.
Earlier, on the 22nd, in Gumi, a third-year student A from Daegu Agricultural Meister High School and his older brother B, a university student, were confirmed positive for COVID-19.
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Both attended worship services at Elim Church every Wednesday and Friday, and it was recently confirmed that they visited Wonpyeong 2-dong Administrative Welfare Center, Gumi Station, and the intercity bus terminal while wearing masks, prompting quarantine authorities to close or disinfect these facilities.
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