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health authorities said 73% of the people who attended the church planting in Incheon were infected. This is because they were in close contact without wearing a mask in a small space, and the majority were confirmed without symptoms.

Reporter Kim Hyeong-rae.

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health authorities said 73% of attendees in Incheon Pioneer Church were confirmed corona19.

Twenty-four patients were diagnosed with corona19 as a result of a diagnostic test on 33 people that the pastor who was first identified in the case was contacted.

The authorities explained that it was the result of singing and praying in a tight space without wearing a mask.

In addition, 71% of the initial diagnoses were asymptomatic in the asymptomatic state.

[Son Yeong-Rae/Ministry of Health and Welfare: 71% of the 24 confirmed patients, 17 were asymptomatic at first, so it would have been difficult for these members to suspect infection by symptoms.]

Corona 19 As the population spread, the number of congregation-related churches increased to 23.

The second and third infections occurred as participants attended contact with believers and families in their own church or home.

The health authorities urged them to refrain from spending various Bible studies and prayer meetings, especially in the metropolitan area, and to conduct religious activities face-to-face.

[Kwon Joon-wook/Director of National Institute of Health: The most common places for religious gatherings and religious facilities are selected from major foreign groups.] In

particular, the World Health Organization recently lowered the standard for senior citizens in high-risk groups from 65 to 60. He said that he had adjusted, and the elderly and the underlying patients were warned to pay special attention.