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Corona 19 confirmed people continue to appear among those who attended the Gwanghwamun rally on the 15th. As former lawmaker Cha Myung-jin, who attended the rally, and conservative YouTubers, were confirmed to be confirmed, the police who were used to manage the rally also caught an emergency.

Reporter Kang Min-woo reports.

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former member of the National Assembly, Cha Myung-jin , who was in self-quarantine after attending a rally held in Gwanghwamun, Seoul on the 15th, was diagnosed with Corona 19 in the early morning of today (19th).

Health officials have assigned a room for treatment to former lawmakers, and it is reported that epidemiological investigations are also underway.

Former lawmaker Cha Myung-jin, who is being tried on the charges of'the end of the Sewol ferry', was absent from the first trial yesterday for a diagnostic test.

After attending the Gwanghwamun rally, Cha also posted a post on Facebook saying that her mother was worried about attending the rally and said that she was not worried about the coronavirus moving outdoors.

In addition, conservative YouTuber Shin Hye-sik, who broadcast live on the spot at the time of the Gwanghwamun rally, was diagnosed as confirmed and is undergoing treatment.

At that time, pastor Jeon Kwang-hoon Sarang First Church, who led the assembly and spoke without wearing a mask, was confirmed one after another.

As concerns about the spread of Corona 19 increased, especially among the participants at the Gwanghwamun rally site, the police who were used to manage the rally also took an emergency.

During Liberation Day, the police decided to conduct a thorough investigation into whether or not they were infected with Corona 19, targeting 7,600 mobile units who were employed at the Gwanghwamun rally during the Liberation Day.

At the time of the assembly, the police dispatched more than 90 companies belonging to 15 regional offices.