An online live broadcast service held at the main hall of the Church of Love in Seocho-gu, Seoul on April 12, 2020, Easter of last year. The attendance was replaced by attending only the minimum number of people, such as clergy, and printing out photos of other members of the church and pasting them on the seats. News 1
The quarantine authorities requested that they refrain from meeting face-to-face at religious facilities, which are expected ahead of Easter. This is because the number of new coronavirus infections (Corona 19) daily confirmed again exceeded 500, and the increase in group infections through small groups before and after religious activities.
Kim Ki-nam, head of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Corona 19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team, said at a regular briefing on the 27th, “If you visit the church this weekend ahead of Easter on April 4, there will be a lot of people participating in the worship service. Group outbreaks are increasing through eating and drinking,” he said. “If you have suspicious symptoms such as coughing or fever, please do not go to churches or other places where people gather.”
“Before and after worship service, refrain from eating”
An Easter joint worship service hosted by 70 denominations was held at Saemunan Church in Jongno-gu, Seoul in 2020. This year’s Easter joint worship service will be held on April 4th at Sarangi Church in Seocho-gu, Seoul, with 67 denominations and 17 metropolitan metropolitan Christian associations attending with the least number of members. News 1
“The epidemic has declined a lot and the quarantine system has been well-equipped due to the cooperation of the religious world, but recently the outbreak of Corona 19 has turned to an increasing trend worldwide, and the quarantine authorities have emerged in the late 400 (new) patients in Korea. He said, “Even if you visit a church and participate in the worship service, you should refrain from eating and drinking between members of the church before and after the worship, and also to observe the quarantine rules such as ventilation and disinfection of religious facilities.”
The corona 19 vaccination, which started on the 26th of last month, has completed vaccinations for a total of 71,8569 people in one month. It is about 84.2% of the total target audience (850,000 people) in the first quarter targeted by the government. Among the workers in the Corona 19 treatment hospital, 6232 completed the second vaccination.
“Even in the case of other countries, after vaccination started, compliance with the quarantine regulations loosened and the number of confirmed cases increased.” The existing quarantine rules must be kept thoroughly,” he said.
Corona 19 confirmed 2 weeks after being vaccinated, ’15 people’
Vaccination status. Graphic = Younghee Kim [email protected]
Since vaccination, there have been 57 confirmed cases of Corona 19 so far. Of these, 53 received the AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine and 4 received the Pfizer vaccine.
Of the 57, 15 were diagnosed with Corona 19 within 7 days after vaccination, and 27 within 8 to 14 days. However, 15 people were diagnosed with Corona 19 after 15 days, which is longer than 14 days, which is considered the normal incubation period. Mr. Kim explained, “We plan to analyze the overall preventive effect of the vaccine based on the investigation of the estimated exposure point of infection, etc.”.
The vaccination for residents of nursing hospitals and nursing facilities over the age of 65, which started on the 23rd, has been targeting 73,705 so far. It corresponds to about 19.5% of the subjects.
A total of 11,261 reports of adverse reactions after vaccination were reported, of which 9 cases were seriously suspicious and 21 cases died. Four of the 21 deaths occurred on the 26th, all of whom received the AZ vaccine. Mr. Kim said, “We are investigating whether there is a causal relationship with vaccinations such as death and severe cases, and we will disclose it transparently as soon as it is revealed.”
Reporter Kim Jeongyeon [email protected]
