Paju Hospital COVID-19 Patient in His 50s from 'Sarang Jeil Church' Escapes from Hospital (Update)

Confirmed Cases in Pyeongtaek City... Police Tracking Location
Infection After Worship at Sarang Jeil Church on the 9th of This Month

As the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) related to Sarang Jeil Church in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, led by Pastor Jeon Kwang-hoon, exceeded 300, the alley leading to Sarang Jeil Church was blocked on the 18th. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] It has been confirmed that a man in his 50s, who tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a service at Sarang Jeil Church in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, and was undergoing isolation treatment at Paju Hospital in Gyeonggi Province, escaped from the hospital on the 18th.

According to the police, a hospital staff member entered the room where the 50-year-old confirmed patient A (Pyeongtaek City patient number 177) was receiving isolation treatment around 8 a.m. that day and found that A was not there. The hospital confirmed through closed-circuit television (CCTV) that A left the hospital's main gate at 12:18 a.m. that day and reported it to the police.

The police began tracking A's location and informed Pyeongtaek City, where A resides, requesting cooperation. A police official explained, "The Pyeongtaek confirmed patient was assigned a hospital bed at Paju Hospital," adding, "He has no ties to Paju."

A is known to have contracted COVID-19 after attending a service at Sarang Jeil Church on the 9th of this month.

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