Seongnam 'Hananimui Gyohoe' Congregants and 2 More Confirmed Cases... All Tests Negative (Update)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] Additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) have occurred in Seongnam City, Gyeonggi Province.

On the 17th, according to Seongnam City, A (25, female), residing in Hadaewon-dong, Jungwon-gu, and B (81, male), living in Botdeulmaeul 2nd Complex, Sampyeong-dong, Bundang-gu, were confirmed as the 161st and 162nd patients in the area, respectively.

Ms. A is a member of the "God's Church" and was found to have attended worship services with previously confirmed church members on the 6th and 9th, coming into contact with them. As a result, the total number of confirmed cases related to God's Church has increased to 12.

Ms. A tested negative in a comprehensive test conducted on about 130 church members on the 10th. She showed COVID-19 symptoms on the 14th while in self-quarantine and was tested on the 16th, receiving a positive diagnosis that day.

According to the city, Mr. B, who works as a safety officer at the Seoul City Hall Station construction site, was found to have come into contact with Mr. C (74), the 149th patient in Bucheon.

Mr. B was tested on the 16th and confirmed positive that day but was found to have shown no particular symptoms.

The city has completed disinfection of the residences and plans to conduct epidemiological investigations and announce findings as they are confirmed.

Meanwhile, the first confirmed case related to "God's Church," patient number 149 in Seongnam, is a salesperson at NBS Partners, a door-to-door sales company located in Yatap-dong, Bundang-gu. It was found that this patient had contact with visitors from the Richway door-to-door sales company in Gwanak-gu, Seoul (patient number 28 in Gangdong-gu, Seoul) who visited the company on the 30th of last month and the 1st of this month.

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