Sungdong-gu Office Employee Infected by Myeongseong Church Associate Pastor Tests Positive for COVID-19... District Office Building Closed

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] An employee of the Seongdong-gu Office in Seoul was confirmed as a COVID-19 positive case, leading to the closure of the district office on the 28th.

Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jung Won-oh) announced through its website on the morning of the same day, "One of the confirmed cases diagnosed in Gangdong-gu today is an employee of our Seongdong-gu Office," and stated, "The district office will be closed for 24 hours starting from 11:50 AM on the 28th."

The employee, a woman in her 40s, lives in the same apartment complex as the associate pastor of Myeongseong Church (located in Amsa-dong, Gangdong-gu), who was previously confirmed positive for COVID-19.

Gangdong-gu is currently conducting an epidemiological investigation into the movements of the associate pastor. Through CCTV footage, they identified a woman who shared the apartment elevator without wearing a mask and immediately placed her under self-quarantine. After specimen collection on the 27th, she was tested and confirmed positive.

The associate pastor of Myeongseong Church was confirmed to have visited the Nonghyup Funeral Hall at Daenam Hospital in Cheongdo, Gyeongbuk, and was diagnosed positive on the 25th.