Three Additional Confirmed Cases in Jeonju All Occurred at 'Namwon Prayer Center'... Total 4 Cases

[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] Concerns about infections originating from prayer centers are rising again. On the 10th, all three additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, were confirmed to have visited the 'Namwon Gidowon' (Namwon Prayer Center).

Medical staff are collecting samples at the temporary screening clinic in Seoul Station Plaza on the 8th, as a record-breaking cold wave raged with the lowest temperature in Seoul dropping below minus 18 degrees Celsius. On this day, the number of new COVID-19 cases recorded 674, down 196 from the previous day. This is the first time in five days since the 3rd, when 657 cases were recorded. The quarantine authorities evaluated that this wave has entered a "gradual decline." Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

According to the Jeonbuk health authorities, the 933rd confirmed case, diagnosed positive that morning, stayed at a prayer center in Namwon from the 1st to the 4th and prayed at the same time as the 930th confirmed case in Jeonju. The 933rd confirmed case began experiencing sputum and sore throat symptoms from the 3rd.

The 934th and 935th confirmed cases, residing in Jeonju, were also found to have visited the same prayer center. The cumulative number of confirmed cases in the province now stands at 935.

The provincial health authorities are tracking their movements and contacts through mobile phone location tracking, credit card usage records, and closed-circuit television (CCTV) analysis. The health authorities urged, "Since a total of four confirmed cases have occurred at the Namwon Gidowon so far, recent visitors are requested to get tested at the nearest screening clinic."

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