Seongbuk-gu Issues Administrative Order to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

All Seongbuk-gu Residents Who Passed Through or Were Tested at Gathering Sites Including Sarang Jeil Church and Gwanghwamun Area... Testing Available from the 22nd at the Additional Screening Clinic in Front of Seongbuk-gu Office

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) has recently issued the 'Administrative Order for Diagnostic Testing Related to Gatherings Including Sarang Jeil Church in Seongbuk-gu to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19' to block additional community infections amid the increasing number of confirmed cases following the COVID-19 cluster infection at Sarang Jeil Church.

The subjects of testing under this administrative order are ▲ Seongbuk-gu residents who attended worship services, small meetings, retreats, campaigns, or any related gatherings or events, regardless of the name, or work at Sarang Jeil Church located in Jangwi-dong, Seongbuk-gu, since August 7 ▲ All Seongbuk-gu residents who attended or simply visited the gatherings around Gwanghwamun in Seoul on August 8 and August 15, or passed near the gathering locations (Gwanghwamun Plaza, Gyeongbokgung Station, Anguk Station, Dongwha Duty Free Shop, and the Gwanghwamun and Euljiro areas) ▲ All other Seongbuk-gu residents who have been notified by health authorities to undergo testing.

The testing period is from August 21, 2020, to August 31, 2020.

Failure to comply with the above administrative order may result in imprisonment of up to two years or a fine of up to 20 million KRW under Article 79 of the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act, and a fine of up to 2 million KRW under Article 81. Additionally, damages may be claimed for all costs including quarantine expenses incurred due to the spread of infection caused by the violation.

The district office, with the help of Seoul City, has additionally installed a screening clinic in front of Seongbuk-gu Office (168 Bomun-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul) at Baram Madang on the 21st to provide COVID-19 medical consultation, diagnosis, and testing for Seongbuk-gu residents subject to the administrative order.

Lee Seung-ro, Mayor of Seongbuk-gu, stated, “We have issued this administrative order to overcome the very serious current situation facing a critical moment due to the cluster infection centered on Sarang Jeil Church. All Seongbuk-gu residents who participated in Sarang Jeil Church events or work during the specified period, or who passed near the gathering locations around Gwanghwamun, as well as those notified to undergo testing, are requested to actively cooperate by visiting the screening clinic for diagnosis regardless of symptoms and to comply with quarantine rules.”

Seongbuk-gu is making every effort to block additional community infections and alleviate citizens’ anxiety by promptly implementing quarantine measures based on the identification of confirmed cases and contacts through diagnostic testing and swiftly disclosing related information.

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