Busan City Orders COVID-19 Testing for 'Gwanghwamun Rally' and 'Sarang Jeil Church'

If the testing order is violated by 6 PM on the 24th, all claims will be pursued after confirmation of infection

On the 22nd, a sign reading "Temporarily Closed" was posted at the emergency room of Masan Medical Center in Changwon, Gyeongnam. A nurse working in the emergency room of this hospital tested positive for COVID-19. [Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Busan City has ordered attendees of the Gwanghwamun rally and those related to Sarang Jeil Church to undergo COVID-19 diagnostic testing by 6 p.m. on the 24th.

Busan City plans to claim compensation for hospitalization and testing costs, as well as business losses of visited establishments, if COVID-19 cases are confirmed after the deadline for testing.

According to the Quarantine Countermeasures Headquarters, as of 12 p.m. on the 22nd, the cumulative number of confirmed cases related to Sarang Jeil Church has increased to 796. Among them, 108 are 'n-th generation infections' related to the church.

The number of confirmed cases related to the Gwanghwamun rally has also risen to 104. Cases have been reported not only in the Seoul metropolitan area but also in 13 cities and provinces including Busan, Daegu, and Gwangju.

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