Confirmed Cases Related to Gwanghwamun Rally Attended 3 Services at Gwangju Church... 560 Tested at Night

On the morning of the 24th, medical staff are collecting COVID-19 samples at the screening clinic of Buk-gu Public Health Center in Gwangju. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Ju-hyung] It has been confirmed that a COVID-19 positive case related to the Gwanghwamun rally attended multiple worship services at a church in Gwangju, prompting health authorities to begin specimen collection from the church members.

On the 25th, Gwangju City announced that A, registered as Gwangju case number 284 on the previous day (24th), attended three worship services at a church in Gakhwa-dong, Buk-gu, and specimen tests were conducted on close contacts.

A attended the Liberation Day rally held in Gwanghwamun, Seoul on the 15th, underwent specimen testing at Chosun University Hospital in Gwangju, and was subsequently confirmed positive.

As a result of the epidemiological investigation on A, it was found that A attended the church worship services three times in total: twice on the morning and afternoon of the 16th, and once on the 19th.

The Buk-gu Public Health Center in Gwangju urgently set up a temporary screening clinic in front of the church and has been conducting nighttime specimen tests on church members who had contact with A since 8 p.m. that day.

The church has about 600 members in total, and approximately 560 of them are suspected to have had contact with A and are subject to testing.

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