Two Additional COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Geochang-gun... Visit to Religious Facility in Another Region

The cumulative number of confirmed cases in May is 7
Military epidemiological investigation team conducting detailed epidemiological investigation

Geochang County Office building view

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Geochang County, Gyeongnam Province, announced on the 4th that two residents who had contact with Geochang patient No. 30, who visited a religious facility in another region, tested positive on the 3rd, and two more people classified as contacts have also been confirmed positive after testing.

As a result, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in May has increased to seven.

The additionally confirmed Geochang patient No. 34 is an acquaintance of Geochang patient No. 30, who was confirmed positive on the 2nd and is related to a religious facility in Ulsan. It was confirmed that they attended worship together at the same church on April 25 and had a meal at a restaurant. Geochang patient No. 35 was identified as a person related to the restaurant visited by Geochang patient No. 30 on April 30.

The county quickly sent disaster alert messages disclosing the restaurant visited by the confirmed patients and guided those who visited the restaurant between April 30 and May 2 to visit the public health center screening clinic for testing.

Additionally, the newly confirmed patients are scheduled to be transferred to Masan Medical Center and Sacheon Life Treatment Center, respectively, and the county epidemiological investigation team is conducting a detailed epidemiological investigation.

Close contacts identified based on the movement paths of the confirmed patients have been placed under self-quarantine, and disinfection and closure orders for the residences and visited locations of the confirmed patients have been completed.

Gu In-mo, the mayor of Geochang County, stated, “Due to the continuous occurrence of COVID-19 confirmed cases, the operation of public facilities such as sports complexes, sports facilities, and senior centers will be suspended, and all education, events, and meetings hosted by the county will be canceled or postponed until the 11th.”

He added, “We ask residents to strictly follow quarantine rules such as social distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the community and to refrain from visiting other regions and gatherings as much as possible.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.