[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] On the 19th, Gimpo City in Gyeonggi Province announced that resident A (female, in her 60s) from Jung-dong, Bucheon, tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).


A, identified as a member of a church in Seo-gu, Incheon, was found to have attended a Liberation Day rally held by conservative groups in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, on the 15th.


After attending the rally, A did not return home but stayed at the church in Seo-gu, Incheon, living there, and then underwent a specimen test in Gimpo the day before, receiving a positive diagnosis on this day.


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Meanwhile, health authorities are conducting an epidemiological investigation, assuming that A was infected at the Gwanghwamun rally, and are verifying her movement path and contacts.


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