[전국]Gwangju Antioch Church Infections Continued…”TCS International School Association Survey”

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Concerns persist that the momentum of the 3rd pandemic, which seemed to be softening, could regain strength.

This is because 469 people were confirmed yesterday (28th), and they recorded the second half of the 400 people for two consecutive days.

The key indicator of distancing adjustments is deteriorating serially.

As of 0 o’clock today, 421 confirmed cases of local outbreaks per day for the last week.

The number of people increased by 18 or more from 402.7 as of the previous day, continuing the level of 2.5 levels of distance for the second day.

This is the reason why the government, which has also internally reviewed measures to ease distancing, delayed the announcement that was originally announced today to the day after tomorrow (31st).

[정세균 / 국무총리 (오늘) : 오늘 중대본에서 새로운 거리 두기 조정 방안을 결정하고자 했습니다만, 불확실성이 커진 코로나19 상황을 조금 더 지켜보고 신중하게 결정하기로 했습니다.]

The problem is that the recent proliferation that has raised its head again may not be temporary.

This is because, in addition to IM mission-related facilities, sporadic group infections are occurring all over the country.

If the radio wave is not cut off for sure now, the number of confirmed cases could surge.

In particular, the point is ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays, when the population moves nationwide.

Along with the consideration of the economic damages of self-employed people, the government has no choice but to deepen its hardships as the government should not destroy the embankment of quarantine.

In Gwangju, the number of confirmed cases continues to increase as a group infection occurred in Antioch Church following TCS International School under IM Mission.

The quarantine authorities are confirming that the family of the associate pastor of the church attended TCS International School and are investigating the association of infection.

We will connect reporters to find out more about the news. Reporter Song Se-hyuk!

As it is a large church, I am worried that the infection will spread further. There were many additional confirmed cases?

[기자]

The number of confirmed cases related to the Antioch Church in Seo-gu, Gwangju increased to 54 with 30 added yesterday alone.

Among these are the associate pastors and family members of the church.

It has been confirmed that the associate pastor’s family attended Gwangju TCS International School, where more than 100 confirmed cases were present.

The quarantine authorities are paying attention to the link between the TCS International School operated by IM Mission and the Antioch Church and are conducting epidemiological investigations on the route of infection.

There is also a high possibility of more confirmed cases.

This church held five worship services on the 24th, and it was found that about 400 people, about half of the registered members, attended.

The city of Gwangju has issued an order to close the facility for two weeks and is conducting thorough inspections not only for attendees, but also for all members.

However, some members of the church are known to show a non-cooperative attitude, such as refusing to be tested.

The aftermath of the church group infection is spreading beyond Gwangju to other regions.

The county office building was temporarily closed yesterday as an official of the Boseong County Office, who attended Antioch Church, was confirmed.

In addition, all employees of the Boseong-gun Office were tested negative, but 16 employees who were in close contact with the confirmed public officials went into self-isolation.

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Let’s look at other regional situations as well.

In Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, confirmed cases related to Taekwondo academy continue to appear?

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In Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, 11 additional people, including students and their families, were confirmed in relation to Taekwondo Academy.

As a result, the cumulative number of confirmed cases related to Andong Taekwondo Academy has increased to 45.

In Pohang, 15 people, including contacts of existing confirmed patients, were tested positive.

Of these, three were confirmed to be infected during a total inspection of at least one person per household.

YTN Song Se-hyuk in the national department so far[[email protected]]is.

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