Gyeongbuk Sangju City Reports All COVID-19 Contacts in the Capital Area Test 'Negative'

Epidemiological Investigation Active for Confirmed Visitors in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi and Songpa-gu, Seoul

In the early morning of the 19th, police responded to a hunting bar in Suwon-si, Gyeonggi Province. Despite government guidelines related to the spread of infectious diseases, the establishment continued to operate after midnight on the 19th. After receiving a report, the police arrived and advised the business to cease operations, which it then did.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] Epidemiological investigations are actively underway for visitors from the Seoul metropolitan area in Sangju City, Gyeongbuk Province, which has been put on alert due to confirmed cases of COVID-19 originating from Sarang Jeil Church in Seoul on the 17th.

According to Sangju City on the 19th, patient A (34, female), the 46th confirmed case in Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi Province, visited her in-laws' home in Sabalguk-myeon with her family during the holiday period from the 15th to the 17th. On the evening of the 15th, she purchased water play items at a large mart in the Sangju area and the next day enjoyed water activities with her family at a pension and valley in Hwabuk-myeon. After returning to Yangpyeong on the 17th, she was tested for COVID-19 and confirmed positive.

Patient B (65) from Songpa-gu, Seoul, the 141st confirmed case, visited the Jungang Funeral Hall in Hamchang-eup, where a relative's funeral was held, at 7 p.m. on the 12th, paid respects for about 40 minutes, and then left. Later, on the 18th, he tested positive at the Songpa-gu Public Health Center.

Sangju City stated that while identifying contacts, they collected specimens from six relatives who had close contact with patient A and requested testing, all of which were confirmed negative on the 19th.

Meanwhile, in Gyeongbuk Province on the 19th, three new confirmed COVID-19 cases related to the Gwanghwamun rally and Sarang Jeil Church appeared: two in Cheongdo-gun and one in Goryeong-gun. As of midnight on the 19th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk area reached 1,378.

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