Confirmed: COVID-19 Cluster Infection at Gwangju Entertainment Venue Originated from Seoul Sarang Church

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] It has been tentatively confirmed that the cluster infection that occurred around entertainment establishments in the Sangmu district of Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 12th of last month originated from the Sarang Jeil Church in Seoul.

Gwangju City announced on the 17th that after persistent tracking for over a month, including GPS analysis, it was confirmed that two confirmed cases related to entertainment establishments in the Sangmu district had attended a retreat worship service at the Sarang Jeil Church in Seoul at the end of July.

They also secured testimonies from acquaintances stating that suspected COVID-19 symptoms appeared from early August after returning from Seoul.

Accordingly, Gwangju's quarantine authorities have tentatively concluded that the local infection spread originating from entertainment establishments in the Sangmu district began from the Sarang Jeil Church in Seoul.

The total number of confirmed cases related to entertainment establishments in the Sangmu district is 23, while the total confirmed cases related to the Sarang Jeil Church in Seoul and the August 15 Seoul downtown rally amount to 115.

Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju City, said, “A large-scale rally is again scheduled in Seoul on the 3rd of next month,” and added, “We ask all citizens to refrain from participating in illegal rallies and to avoid visiting other regions during the Chuseok holiday.”

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