4 Additional Confirmed Cases Including Pastor of Onsu Church in Hang-dong, Guro-gu, and 3 Residents of Chinese-Korean Shelter

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] On the 21st, four additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) occurred in Guro-gu.

Guro-gu patient number 77 is the husband of Bucheon city patient number 160 (June 20, 2020), a resident of Guro-gu, and a pastor at Onsu Church. Following his wife's confirmed diagnosis, he underwent a specimen test at the Guro-gu screening clinic on the 20th and was confirmed positive on the morning of the 21st.

All cohabiting family members who were tested together received negative results. The confirmed patient is scheduled to be transferred to an isolation hospital.

Patient number 77 was confirmed to have attended worship services at the church on the 7th and 14th. Accordingly, the district has set up a temporary screening clinic in front of Onsu Church and is conducting specimen tests for worshippers who attended services on those dates.

Guro-gu patients number 78, 79, and 80 are residents of the Chinese-Korean shelter and had tested negative on the 7th during specimen testing following the occurrence of patient number 54 in Guro-gu (June 7, 2020), and were under self-quarantine.

They were tested again on the 20th before the end of their self-quarantine and were confirmed positive on the morning of the 21st. They did not go out during self-quarantine and are scheduled to be transferred to an isolation hospital.

□ Basic Information of Additional Confirmed Patients

Guro-gu patient number 77 (male, 52 years old), resident of Hang-dong, pastor at Onsu Church

Guro-gu patient number 78 (female, 71 years old), resident of Garibong-dong, related to the shelter

Guro-gu patient number 79 (male, 54 years old), resident of Garibong-dong, related to the shelter

Guro-gu patient number 80 (female, 58 years old), resident of Garibong-dong, related to the shelter

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