In Daejeon, confirmed cases of a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) through a church continue to occur. Daejeon City believes that the confirmation of these churches is related to the heat dissipation center, a missionary facility in Sangju, Gyeongbuk.
As the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) is spreading nationwide every day, medical staff are conducting free tests for citizens at the Corona 19 Temporary Screening Clinic in the parking lot of Hanbat Gymnasium in Daejeon on the 28th. Freelancer Kim Seong-tae.
According to the city of Daejeon on the 29th, starting with the pastor in his 40s living in Seo-gu (No. 790 in Daejeon) confirmed the day before, the pastor of the parent church in Birae-dong, Daedeok-gu (No. 813 in Daejeon), where he attends, 5 members of his family (No. 809 to 813 in Daejeon), No. 808, 819 in Daejeon, etc. People were infected one after another.
In a church in Songchon-dong, Daedeok-gu, five members were confirmed, starting with the 60s living in Seo-gu (Daejeon 788), which was confirmed the day before, Daejeon 796 to 798 and 804.
Another 10 people were infected by a church in Sanseong-dong, Jung-gu (Daejeon No. 820). Along with this, infections are spreading through local churches, with 33 people receiving positive tests through the parent church in Daeseong-dong, Dong-gu.
It was found that several confirmed patients, including members of the Dong-gu Daeseong-dong church (Daejeon No. 735), were at the Sangju BTJ World Center on the 11th. An official from Daejeon City explained that “Infected people related to the Sangju heat dissipation center are occurring in Busan, Gyeongbuk, and Jeonnam, including Daejeon.”
According to the quarantine authorities, the representative of the Sangju Heat Dissipation Center has been accused of violating the Infectious Disease Prevention and Management Act. He was accused of removing the order prohibiting gathering affixed to the main gate of the mission center by Sangju. Earlier, Lee held an event with 2,500 people gathered in October and was accused by Sangju.
Daejeon City Health and Welfare Bureau Chief Jeong Hae-gyo said, “I received the phone number of the participants of the Nation Center on the 11th, but the number is missing or the phone is not answered, so the credibility is low.” “The history of visiting the Sangju Nation Center because the Hanbat Gymnasium is conducting a non-face-to-face examination for free. Citizens who have this are asked to undergo an examination regardless of symptoms.”
The city of Daejeon is planning to investigate the quarantine regulations of these churches and take measures such as prosecution if there is any violation.
On this day, in Daejeon, the 30s living in Yuseong-gu, an active soldier working at Gyeryong University (Daejeon 818) were also confirmed. It is the second time that a confirmed case occurred at Gyeryong University in February after an officer of the Air Force Meteorological Corps, the first confirmed case in Chungnam. The quarantine authorities are investigating the route of infection, the route, and the close contacts.
Daejeon = Reporter Kim Bang-hyun [email protected]