Gyeongbuk, Gwanghwamun Rally and Sarang Jeil Church Linked Infections... Total Cases Rise to 7

1 Person on the 16th, 3 People on the 17th, 3 People on the 18th

On the 18th, as the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection related to Sarang Jeil Church increases, the resting area at Jangwi Traditional Market in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul is closed. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] Three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 related to the Gwanghwamun rally and Sarang Jeil Church have appeared again in Gyeongbuk.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 19th, three people, including two from Cheongdo County and one from Goryeong County, tested positive for COVID-19 in tests conducted the previous day.

A 63-year-old man from Goryeong County and a 67-year-old man from Cheongdo County attended the Gwanghwamun rally on the 15th, and a 44-year-old woman from Cheongdo attended a Sarang Jeil Church service with her son on the 12th. The son of the woman in his 40s from Cheongdo tested negative.

The quarantine authorities plan to place about 70 contacts of these individuals under self-quarantine and collect specimens for testing. Gyeongbuk Province stated that out of 178 people notified by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency related to Sarang Jeil Church and the rally tested the previous day, all except these three tested negative.

The number of COVID-19 patients in Gyeongbuk related to Seoul Sarang Jeil Church and the Gwanghwamun rally increased to a total of seven: one on the 16th, three on the 17th, and three on the 18th. As of midnight on the 19th, the cumulative confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk area were counted at 1,378.

Meanwhile, Gyeongbuk Province has issued an emergency administrative order requiring visitors to Sarang Jeil Church and rally participants to undergo COVID-19 testing by the 25th.

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