Gwanak-gu's Over 110 Large Churches Switch Sunday Services Online in Response to COVID-19
At 2 PM on the 27th, 19 confirmed cases at Wangseong Church... Emergency meeting held on the 26th to promote online worship transition for over 100 large churches... On Sunday, on-site inspection of all churches by staff to ensure compliance with quarantine rules
[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) announced on the 27th that it has decided to switch Sunday services, which were scheduled to be held on-site, to online services for over 110 large churches in the area with more than 100 congregants.
As of 2 p.m. on the 27th, 19 cases of COVID-19 cluster infections have been confirmed at Wangseong Church, a large church in the area. On the 26th, Gwanak-gu Christian Council (President Choi Nak-jung) and Gwanak-gu Parish Council (Chairman Park Seon-won) held an emergency meeting and decided to switch to online services.
The executives attending the emergency meeting stated that due to the rapid increase in confirmed cases caused by cluster infections at local churches, the Gwanak-gu Christian Council and the Parish Council, as representative Christian organizations of Gwanak-gu, will take the lead in actively cooperating with Gwanak-gu’s quarantine measures and strive to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Following the cluster infection at Wangseong Church, Gwanak-gu set up a temporary screening clinic in front of Wangseong Church starting on the 26th and is conducting urgent COVID-19 testing for about 1,700 congregants.
Additionally, on Sundays when church services are held, all staff plan to conduct on-site inspections of all churches in the area, including small churches, to check compliance with quarantine guidelines.
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Mayor Park Jun-hee said, “To prevent the spread of COVID-19, please refrain from visiting various multi-use facilities, including small church gatherings, and strictly follow quarantine rules such as wearing masks when going outside.”
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