COVID-19 Positivity Rate at 31% Among Overlapping Participants of Sarang Jeil Church and Liberation Day Downtown Gatherings

On the afternoon of the 5th, a rally condemning corruption in the Moon Jae-in administration, abuse of power by Choo Mi-ae, and sexual harassment by Democratic Party local government heads was held in front of Donghwa Duty Free Shop in Jongno-gu, Seoul, hosted by Sarangjeil Church and the Liberty Solidarity.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The COVID-19 infection rate among Sarang Jeil Church members and visitors, as well as attendees of the Gwangbokjeol Gwanghwamun downtown rally, has been reported to exceed 30%.

According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters as of 6 p.m. on the 1st, out of 680 Sarang Jeil Church members and visitors who also attended the downtown rally on the 15th of last month, 280 have undergone diagnostic testing. The results showed a COVID-19 positivity rate of 31.0% among them.

Looking only at Sarang Jeil Church members and visitors, out of approximately 5,300 individuals under management, about 3,900 have been tested, with a positivity rate of 18.4%. The remaining approximately 1,400 either refused testing or could not be contacted.

Among approximately 47,000 individuals related to the downtown rally, only about 18,000 have been tested. The positivity rate is 1.7%. Around 7,000 remain unreachable or have refused testing.

Earlier, the quarantine authorities, through on-site epidemiological investigations at Sarang Jeil Church and cooperation with telecommunications companies last month, designated 5,912 church-related individuals and 51,242 people who stayed near Gwanghwamun as provisional management targets and have been encouraging testing.

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