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Nine people were also confirmed at the Chinese National Church Shelter in Guro-gu, Seoul. It seems that the virus has spread to the shelter through people who have been to Gwanak-gu, Seoul.

This news was covered by reporter Park Jae-hyun.

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A building in Garibong-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul. On the 5th floor of this building is the Chinese National Church, and on the 4th floor, there is a shelter where the church side provides accommodation for Chinese nationals.

All shelter residents are 34. Among them, it was confirmed that Chinese nationality A, 64, visited'Richway,' a visitor and seller of health care products in Gwanak-gu, where mass infection occurred on the 23rd of last month.

Mr. A started self-isolation on the 3rd, but was confirmed yesterday (7 days) in asymptomatic condition.

And today, eight residents of the shelter who lived with Mr. A were subsequently confirmed.


Eight additional confirmers are foreign nationals aged 59-81.

The health authorities have ordered closures for the church and shelter, and are inspecting more than 150 people who attended the church's services on the 31st and yesterday of the month after Mr. A's visit to Richway.

The church said that shelter residents and members of the general public worshiped separately.

[Chinese National Church Shinto: Those people (residents of shelter) worship early in the morning. Time is different. At dawn, only shelter (residents).] As a

series of infected people related to Richway emerged, the city of Seoul issued an order to ban all gatherings related to door-to-door sales companies, and recommended an operator system for over 350 table tennis courts.

(Video coverage: Kim Yong-woo, video editing: Park Ji-in) 

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