Jesus Vision Healing Center in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea. Through this church, a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) group infection is spreading. News 1
The number of confirmed coronavirus infections (Corona 19) on the 7th recorded 668, the highest in 89 days, while the number of confirmed cases in Seoul was close to 200. Until a month ago, the number of confirmed cases per day, which remained in the early 100 range, has nearly doubled. As concerns over the ‘4th epidemic’ grew, the city of Seoul announced that it could reopen the life treatment center that was temporarily suspended after the 3rd epidemic.
Group infection of religious facilities that were detonated again
New corona 19 confirmed. Graphic = Reporter Joongang Cha [email protected]
According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government on that day, 198 new confirmed cases came out in Seoul on the previous day (6th). Compared to March 7th (100 people) a month ago, it has nearly doubled. Accordingly, the utilization rate of life treatment centers that quarantine and treat mild corona patients has also increased. On the 8th of last month, it recorded 31.2%, but on the 6th, it rose 13.6% to 44.8%.
The main reason for the recent spread is group infection from religious facilities. Until the day before, there were 175 confirmed cases nationwide related to the Jesus Vision Healing Center in Seodaemun-gu and the Seoul Sujeong Church, of which 46 were confirmed in the Seoul area. In particular, in the case of Sujeong Church, it has been confirmed that there are 13 branch churches (sister churches) nationwide, and the quarantine authorities are trying to track down the confirmed cases. The Seoul Metropolitan Government believes that they also attended religious rallies held in other cities and provinces.
A cumulative 12 cases (10 in Seoul) were confirmed at religious facilities in Eunpyeong-gu. Park Yoo-mi, head of the city’s Citizen Health Bureau, said, “In Seoul alone, there are about 90 confirmed cases in religious facilities in Songpa, Seocho, Gwanak, and Seodaemun-gu. “Please follow the quarantine rules, such as keeping a distance of 1m or more during worship.”
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On the morning of the 7th, citizens line up at the screening clinic at the Yeonje-gu Health Center in Busan, waiting for their turn for Corona 19 testing. Reporter Song Bong-geun.
Foot infections in indoor sports facilities also continued. By the 6th, a cumulative 22 confirmed cases were found at an indoor sports facility in Seocho-gu. The Seoul City explained that there are cases of’n-th spread’ to users, family members, and acquaintances. Director Park Yoomi said, “A variety of facilities such as a gym, a swimming pool, and a golf training facility are operated on a membership basis.” “We sent a text message for inspection to all members.”
The’Infection Reproduction Index (R)’, which is the average number of people infected by one infected patient during the period of possible transmission, exceeds 1.0 in all regions of the country, and concerns about the operation of hospital beds are also growing. R higher than 1 means that one confirmed person can infect at least one additional person, and the epidemic continues. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on the day that “if the utilization rate of the living treatment center exceeds 50%, the facilities that have been temporarily suspended can be sequentially resumed.”
Reporter Heo Jeong-won [email protected]
