10 Confirmed Cases at Yeouido Full Gospel Church... Choir Suspected

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] It has been revealed that the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) has spread to Yoido Full Gospel Church, the world's largest Protestant church with 560,000 registered members.

Multiple church members have tested positive, and it is known that a significant number of them are choir members.

According to local health authorities on the 17th, COVID-19 cases have been continuously reported among Yoido Full Gospel Church members and their families, with a total of 10 confirmed cases so far.

In particular, there have been numerous cases of transmission among choir members, who are in conditions conducive to droplet spread.

Health authorities conducted an epidemiological investigation on a confirmed case residing in Gyeonggi Province and estimate that virus transmission occurred during an internal church event on the 9th of this month.

All confirmed cases related to Yoido Full Gospel Church have so far been identified as residents of Gyeonggi Province. Park Yumi, the controller of the Seoul Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, stated, "So far, no Seoul citizens have been notified as confirmed cases."

Seoul City plans to receive the epidemiological investigation results from Gyeonggi Province within the day, carry out disinfection measures at Yoido Full Gospel Church and related locations, and further investigate contacts of the confirmed cases.

Meanwhile, a man in his 30s, a member of this church (Gimpo 70th case in Gyeonggi), was confirmed positive for COVID-19, followed by his parents (Chungju 14th and 15th cases in Chungbuk) who were also diagnosed. It was found that they stayed in Jeju Island from the 10th to the 12th.

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