[전국]133 unauthorized educational facilities in Daejeon confirmed…concerned about spreading nationwide

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A large-scale COVID-19 group infection was revealed at an unauthorized educational facility of IM Mission in Daejeon, and diagnostic tests are being conducted on users of 20 related facilities nationwide.

Following Gwangju, infections have been confirmed in Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, and Hongcheon, Gangwon-do, mainly in facilities users.

We will connect reporters to learn more. Reporter Lee Moon-seok!

There was a lot of concern about additional confirmations as three-digit confirmed cases came out a day at an unauthorized educational facility in Daejeon.

One more person was confirmed?

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Yes, it is.

One student who went up to Seoul while staying at IEM International School, an unauthorized educational facility, was finally tested positive.

In Daejeon, the epicenter of this group infection, a diagnostic test was conducted yesterday (25th), focusing on the contacts of the confirmed patients, but no additional confirmed cases were found.

There were about 6 commuters among the staff, so family and acquaintances were examined.

There were 133 cumulative confirmed cases related to the facility, of which 113 were students.

It was investigated that up to 20 people lived in a crowded room in one room, and there was a large hole in the quarantine, such as not installing partitions in the dining room.

The city of Daejeon decided to take a prosecution against the representative of the mission by investigating legal violations such as violations of the quarantine regulations of the facility.

In addition, since the living and educational facilities are separated from four buildings, it is considered that there is a high possibility of contacting an outsider while on the move.

In fact, there was a statement that there was a confirmed person who visited the convenience store, so the residents near the facility were also recommended for diagnostic tests.

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There were no additional confirmed cases in Daejeon, but related confirmed cases were confirmed in Hongcheon, Gangwon-do?

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Yes, it is.

At a church in Hongcheon, Gangwon-do, a pastor’s couple and about 30 students were confirmed with Corona 19.

At first, it is known that church students have been confirmed by Corona 19 after visiting an unauthorized educational facility in Daejeon.

However, an investigation by the quarantine authorities revealed that these students had lived in an unauthorized educational facility in Daejeon.

It was found that 40 people left Daejeon on the 16th and have lived in Hongcheon Church until now.

It is said that he is a student in a missionary study school called MTS, and has a variety of age groups from 20s to 50s.

The facility representative reportedly stated that the new students entered the Daejeon educational facility and the space became narrow, so that the MTS students moved to the Hongcheon Church where the pastor with whom they are acquainted.

The quarantine authorities are conducting epidemiological investigations with the possibility of moving some students to avoid the symptomatic.

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Is there a situation where additional confirmed cases continue to appear in other unauthorized educational facilities operated by the mission?

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First, there were more than 30 confirmed cases related to unauthorized educational facilities in Gwangju.

An infected person was also confirmed at a childcare facility operated by one of the confirmed cases.

Six children and six teachers were tested positive.

More than 10 confirmed cases have also occurred in unauthorized educational facilities in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do.

There have been reports of confirmed cases from the beginning of this month, but at the time, there was no connection with this outbreak.

In addition, at TCS International School, an unauthorized educational facility in Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, two students, one student and one teacher, were tested positive.

There is also a related unauthorized educational facility in Taean, South Chungcheong Province, so yesterday we examined all of the students and staff, and fortunately, all of them were negative.

There are over 20 educational facilities operated by IM Missions nationwide.

Another unauthorized educational facility related to this mission in Seo-gu, Daejeon, has been identified, and more than 120 members are being diagnosed.

Other local governments are also conducting extensive diagnostic tests on IM mission-related educational facility users, so the number of related confirmed cases is expected to increase.

YTN Lee Moon-seok in Daejeon[[email protected]]is.

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