10 Additional COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Gwangju Including Those Related to 'Homeschooling'

Health Authorities Change Infection Route from Bitnaeri Church to TCS International School

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] In Gwangju, 10 people were diagnosed with COVID-19 overnight, classified as the 1502nd to 1511th confirmed cases in the region.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 25th, 10 additional COVID-19 cases were confirmed last night, totaling 16 cases in one day.

Cases 1503 and 1507 to 1510 were classified as related to TCS Ace International School.

Initially, health authorities considered it a cluster infection related to Bitnaeri Church, but after conducting an epidemiological investigation, they determined a higher correlation with TCS Ace International School and changed the infection route in consultation with the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.

TCS International School, located on the first floor of the same building as Bitnaeri Church, conducts homeschooling and is known to share lodging and meals on the third floor. Currently, all 13 people at TCS International School have tested positive.

Case 1502 is a resident of Seo-gu, Gwangju, who tested positive after being tested at the Gwangju City Hall screening clinic.

Cases 1504 to 1506 are related to case 884 in Dongjak-gu, Seoul, and were tested after symptoms appeared during self-quarantine.

Case 1511 was classified as related to case 1390 in Gwangju, had been in self-quarantine, and tested positive in a pre-release test.

Meanwhile, a total of 23 confirmed cases have occurred related to TCS Ace International School, whose infection route was changed from Bitnaeri Church.