17 People Infected in Group at Bitgaon Church in Nowon-gu, Seoul... Congregants and Visitors Undergoing Testing

On the 10th, nearby merchants and visitors are undergoing specimen tests at the COVID-19 screening clinic set up at Namdaemun Market in Seoul. According to Seoul City and Jung-gu, eight merchants at Kennedy Arcade in Namdaemun Market were confirmed positive for COVID-19. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] A cluster infection of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) occurred at Bitgaon Church located in Nowon-gu, Seoul.

On the morning of the 28th, Seoul City announced in a COVID-19 briefing, "So far, a total of 17 confirmed cases have been reported from this church."

Since the first confirmed case among the church members was identified on the 22nd, 7 additional cases among members and their families were confirmed by the 25th, and 9 more cases were confirmed on the 27th. Currently, tests are being conducted on a total of 364 people.

Seoul City urged all church members, visitors, and those who attended the service on the 16th of this month to visit the Nowon-gu Public Health Center screening clinic for specimen testing.

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