Chinanews.com, August 18, reported that the cluster infection incident of the "Love First Church" in Seoul, South Korea continued to ferment. As of noon on the 17th, a total of 319 members had been diagnosed with the infection, following the "Xintiandi Church" in Daegu in February. South Korea's second largest cluster infection case.
As of 0:00 on the 18th, South Korea has added 246 new confirmed cases of new crowns compared with 0:00 the previous day, with a total of 15,761 cases. Since the 14th, there have been 991 confirmed cases in South Korea in just 5 days, and the epidemic prevention situation is very severe.
On June 23, a closing notice was posted at the gate of Deoksugung Palace in Seoul, South Korea. Affected by the epidemic in the capital area, some local attractions were closed.
The epidemic in South Korea’s capital area continued to spread centered on churches. Among the more than 4,000 people tested by the "Love First Church" for the new coronavirus, more than 3,400 have been quarantined, and more than 2,000 have been tested, with a positive rate of about 16%. The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the police are pursuing those who have not been in contact. Seoul City has stepped up to increase hospital beds and other related facilities to cope with the surge in patients.
In addition, Jeon Kwang-yeon, pastor of the "Love First Church" and president of the General Federation of Christians of Korea, recently received a new coronavirus test at a hospital in Gwanak District and the result was positive.
In February, when the epidemic in South Korea was at its worst, Quan Kwang-yan forcibly organized a rally and said that "the Lord can cure the virus." Facing the tightening of the epidemic in the capital, he ignored the "ban" and recently organized a large-scale anti-government rally in Gwanghwamun.
The report pointed out that Quan Guangyan has been reported for violating the home isolation regulations. In response to this, the "Love First Church" held a press conference, advocating that it was not the subject of home isolation and did not violate the regulations. The church also denied deliberately delaying Christian virus testing, submitting inaccurate lists and obstructing epidemiological investigations.
However, the Seoul Metropolitan Government stated that the staff of the Seongbuk-gu Office Health Center had gone to the "Ai First Church" at 2:30 pm on the 15th to inform the deacon of the church that Jeon Kwang Yon was a subject of home isolation. In addition, when Quan Guangyan attended the Liberation Festival rally from 3:30 to 4 pm on the 15th, he also publicly stated that he had received a home isolation notification.