A Person in Their 50s from Gangseo-gu, Seoul Tests Positive After Contact with Confirmed Case at Incheon Pioneer Church Gathering

A scene of a church in Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, where a cluster of confirmed cases occurred. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] Additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 have occurred related to the Incheon Gaechok Church gathering.

Bucheon City, Gyeonggi Province, announced on the 2nd that Mr. A (58, male), residing in Magok-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, tested positive for COVID-19.

It was confirmed that Mr. A had contact with Mr. B, a man in his 50s living in Gonghang-dong, Gangseo-gu, who was previously confirmed positive for COVID-19.

Mr. B was infected with COVID-19 after visiting Seongjin Church in Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, where the Gaechok Church gathering was held on the 26th and 27th of last month.

Seongjin Church is the place visited by a pastor (57, female) of a church in Bupyeong-gu, who was the first confirmed case related to the Incheon Gaechok Church gathering.

Although Mr. A resides in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, he was tested at the Bucheon City Public Health Center and is counted as a COVID-19 confirmed case in the Bucheon area.

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