Jinju City Reports 29 Confirmed Cases at International Prayer Center... All Church-Related Individuals Undergo Complete Testing

Disinfection workers are controlling access in front of the International Prayer Center building in Sangbong-dong, Jinju City. (Photo by Jinju City)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) surged due to a cluster infection related to the International Prayer Center in Jinju-si, Gyeongnam.

On the 11th, Gyeongnam Province announced that 43 confirmed cases were reported within the province. All are local infections. Thirty-nine are contacts of confirmed cases, and four are under investigation for infection routes.

The city stated that except for a woman in her 50s who was a confirmed case related to a golf gathering, all confirmed cases visited the International Prayer Center.

Including the five previously confirmed cases, 34 are related to the International Prayer Center.

Health authorities received notification the day before that confirmed cases from Gyeonggi Province and Busan had visited the International Prayer Center, and after conducting an epidemiological investigation, secured a list of 180 people who visited the prayer center from the 3rd to the 8th.

During the list verification process, it was also confirmed that two previously confirmed cases in the province had visited.

As of now, tests have been conducted on 46 people, resulting in 34 confirmed cases including the initial confirmed patient, their family, and acquaintances.

Health authorities have launched an emergency response with Gyeongnam Province. They have begun comprehensive testing targeting all prayer center workers and contacts.

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