On the 19th, three mobile telecommunications companies submit information about access to base stations near the Gwanghwamun assembly site to the quarantine authorities.

According to the mobile communication industry on the 19th, the three mobile communication companies received a request from the police and quarantine authorities on the previous day and received a request from the police and quarantine authorities on the 15th of this month. I did it.

This is the same way as when the Itaewon club group infection occurred in early May.

At the time, the three telecommunications companies handed over the list of more than 10,000 base stations near the Itaewon club to the quarantine authorities.

If there is a signal exchanged between the base station and the mobile phone at the corresponding place during the time period, information such as the phone number and the name of the subscriber registered with the carrier will be submitted.

According to Article 76-2 (1) of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act, the Minister of Health and Welfare or the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may request information on suspected infectious diseases, etc., if necessary for the prevention of infectious diseases and blocking the transmission of infection. There is.

Until the day before, 457 confirmed cases related to Sarangjeil Church in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul.

A significant number of confirmed patients attended the Gwanghwamun assembly on the 15th, and Pastor Kwang-Hoon Jeon, who led the assembly, was also confirmed.

The quarantine authorities believe that it is highly likely that Corona 19 has spread among members of the congregation attending the meeting, and is requesting that participants undergo diagnostic tests.

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