During Self-Quarantine, to the 'Regular Gangnam Hospital'?… The Truth Game of Jeon Gwang-hoon

Jeon Gwang-hoon Attended Liberation Day Rally During Self-Quarantine Period and Visited Gangnam Hospital
Pastor Jeon: "I Have Never Violated Self-Quarantine Rules"

On the 21st, KBS reported that Pastor Jeon Gwang-hoon, who was classified as a self-quarantine subject, visited not only the Liberation Day rally but also a hospital in Gangnam.
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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Bong-joo] On the 12th, Pastor Jeon Gwang-hoon, who was classified as a self-quarantine subject after a member of Sarang Jeil Church tested positive for COVID-19, attended the Liberation Day rally and faced criticism. It has now been confirmed that he also visited a hospital in Gangnam during his self-quarantine period.

On the 21st, KBS reported that Pastor Jeon visited his regular orthopedic clinic in Gangnam, Seoul, during his self-quarantine period.

According to KBS, on the 19th, epidemiologists from the public health center visited the hospital, closed some areas including the injection room, and carried out disinfection measures.

A hospital official explained that Pastor Jeon, who tested positive for COVID-19, had visited the hospital, and after the public health center conducted disinfection, the hospital resumed normal operations.

The official said, "Two nurses who had direct contact with Pastor Jeon were tested for COVID-19, and both tested negative," but did not disclose the exact date of Pastor Jeon's visit, citing patient privacy.

However, according to the health authorities' quarantine guidelines, only facilities included in the confirmed patient's official movement path are subject to disinfection and epidemiological investigation.

In this case, for asymptomatic confirmed patients like Pastor Jeon, the official movement path is traced starting two days before the confirmation date.

Accordingly, since Pastor Jeon was confirmed positive on the 17th, facilities he visited between the 15th and 17th are subject to quarantine measures.

Therefore, it is estimated that Pastor Jeon visited the hospital between the 15th and 17th.

Since the hospital is closed on Sunday the 16th, it is highly likely that Pastor Jeon visited the hospital on the 15th, the day of the Liberation Day rally.

The Seongbuk Public Health Center, which has jurisdiction over Pastor Jeon's movement path, stated, "The epidemiological investigation is still ongoing, and the movement path has not been clearly confirmed," and has not yet disclosed the movement path.

However, Pastor Jeon claimed on his YouTube channel that "It is not true that he violated self-quarantine rules or that Sarang Jeil Church is not cooperating with health authorities."

Pastor Jeon said, "On the 15th, I gave a speech for about five minutes around 3 p.m. at Gwanghwamun, but I was notified of self-quarantine at 6 p.m.," adding, "I am sincerely cooperating with the health authorities."

As it became known that Pastor Jeon not only attended the rally but also visited a hospital despite a confirmed COVID-19 case in his church on the 12th, criticism accusing him of lying has intensified.

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