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group infection occurred at the Asan Church in Chungcheongnam-do. There are about 100 church members, but the number of related confirmed cases has already risen to 88. The problem was that we had a face-to-face worship service for nearly 4 hours and had a meal together.
This is TJB reporter Kim Jin-seok.
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It is a church in Baebang-eup, Asan-si, that has been closed with the door firmly closed.
Since one church member was confirmed on the 6th, the number of confirmed cases has occurred for three consecutive days, and the related cumulative number of confirmed cases has risen to 88 in an instant.
It seems to be spreading to nearby areas, with 58 confirmed in Asan and 30 in Cheonan.
There are about 100 members of this church, but until recently, it is known that 60 to 70 members have attended the Sunday worship service.
Among the church members, there are only a few villagers, and most of them are believed to be foreigners.
In addition, it is known that they even operated an alternative school with 20 students, which has caused friction with the residents due to long face-to-face worship using percussion instruments.
[Residents of a village near the church: Many people said that they were just gathering, but children and adults gathered here and said that they would explode someday, but it eventually exploded.] As a
result of an epidemiological investigation in Chungnam Province and Asan City, this church was It turned out that he had eaten.
[Se-hyeon Oh / Mayor of Asan: This is an act that clearly violated the quarantine rules in a situation where 3-step distance is currently applied, and the
city
plans to hold them accountable.]
Social distancing measures have been partially raised from level 3 to level 4 for religious facilities and bathhouse businesses.
(Video coverage: Kim Yong-tae TJB)