Jeonnam Province Issues Administrative Order for Mandatory COVID Testing of Visitors to Jinju International Prayer Center

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province issued an emergency administrative order to block community transmission after one visitor to the Jinju International Prayer Center in the province tested positive overnight.

According to Jeonnam Province on the 12th, a total of 29 COVID-19 cases have recently been confirmed nationwide in connection with the Jinju International Prayer Center in Jinju-si, Gyeongnam.

Accordingly, the province implemented an administrative order requiring residents and stayers in the province who visited the Jinju International Prayer Center from the 3rd to the 8th to undergo diagnostic testing at screening clinics by 6 p.m. on the 15th.

If this order is violated causing damage or harm to COVID-19 prevention efforts, strict measures will be taken, including claims for compensation and medical expenses in addition to administrative sanctions.

Meanwhile, two additional locally transmitted COVID-19 cases were confirmed overnight in the Jeonnam area. The total cumulative cases in the region rose to 612, of which 550 are local transmissions.

Jeonnam case number 611, residing in Gwangyang, is the child of case number 595 and tested positive during self-quarantine.

Jeonnam case number 612, a citizen of Suncheon-si, visited a prayer center in Gyeongnam on the 3rd, was notified as a contact on the 10th, and tested positive after diagnostic testing.

The Jeonnam Province Immediate Response Team and Suncheon-si Rapid Response Team have secured CCTV footage of the confirmed cases’ movement paths to classify additional contacts and have completed temporary closure and disinfection of the visited locations.

Kang Young-gu, Director of the Jeonnam Province Health and Welfare Bureau, stated, “Infections are occurring through family members in the Jeonnam area, so gatherings with family and acquaintances should be canceled, and visits or exchanges with other regions should be minimized to reduce person-to-person contact.” He added, “Wearing masks at all times and strictly following quarantine rules are essential.”

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