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Following the yesterday, there were no more than 100 people confirmed in the country, but more than 40 people were infected at a church in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do. The additional confirmers came from the Grace River Church, where six pastors were already confirmed.

First, I am a journalist, Jeonnam Jeon.

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It is the Grace River Church in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, where six confirmed men were found yesterday, starting with a male congregation in their 30s on the 9th.

Today, 40 additional members of the congregation and one local residents in contact with the congregation were further confirmed.

The number of confirmed patients increased to 47.

It is the second largest group of infections in the metropolitan area following the Guro Call Center in Seoul with more than 130 people.

All members who were confirmed were found to have attended the service on the 8th.


The church uses 3rd, 4th, and 5th floors of the building, and it is known that there were dozens to as many as 100 people in the 3rd floor chapel, a small area of ​​110㎡, and worshiped.

[Resident in the same building: I remember that I did (worship) from 10:00 to 12:00. You hear the sound and come and go. . However, I was a little suspicious of it as a general church… .]

On the day of the worship service, it was reported that dozens of members ate together at the restaurant on the fourth floor.

As a result of examining 135 people who attended the worship service on the 8th and 1 day before the week, 58 voices were heard, but 37 were reexamined or waiting for results, so the number of confirmed patients could be increased.

[Eunsumi / Seongnam Mayor: If you have any symptoms such as mild fever among the members of the Grace River or family members, please contact us as soon as possible.]

Seongnam-si is conducting investigations into the movements and contacts of the prosecutors by disinfecting the health authorities, church facilities and surrounding areas and establishing a countermeasures headquarters.

(Video coverage: Doowon Yang, Yongwoo Kim, Video editing: So Jihye)

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