[Breaking] 53 People Infected in Group at Bucheon Religious Facility and Tutoring Academy... Academy Instructor Presumed to Have Visited Religious Facility

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] Bucheon City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 9th that 53 COVID-19 cases were confirmed at once at a certain religious facility and a private academy in the area.

At the religious facility, 20 people including worshippers tested positive, and at the academy, 33 people including students and instructors were infected.

It was found that the religious facility and the academy are connected as the same confirmed patient visited both places.

Health authorities are conducting an epidemiological investigation, presuming that the instructor at the academy had visited the religious facility.

Earlier, while tracing the infection route of a confirmed patient in the area, health authorities became aware of the religious facility and conducted a full investigation due to concerns about the spread of infection.

Subsequently, when it was revealed that one of the confirmed patients at the religious facility was the instructor at the academy, a full investigation of the academy was also conducted.

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