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Jeonnam's YeongAhm(영암) with continued cases of COVID19 related to GwanEum(관음) Temple and farms

Jeonnam's YeongAhm(영암) region is continuing to have  chain transmission cases of COVID19 related to a temple and a sweet potato farm.

This is as there were 7 additional patients found yesterday to be classified as Jeonnam's 699 patients so far.

Among these 7, 6 are YeongAhm(영암) residents who are related to GwanEum(관음) Temple and to a sweet-potato farm. 

Therefore, there are further investigations ongoing regarding their exact routes of transportation.

As for Gwangju City, there were only 2 infected patients found yesterday to total 1,471 cases within the region so far.

In the meantime, there were onsite diagnostic tests conducted in Jeonnam's Goheung(고흥) area for foreign laborers.

This was between Jan. 18th and 19th that 249 foreigner laborers were tested for COVID19.

Therefore, all foreigners in small group facilities including those that were residing illegally were tested onsite.

All have tested negative for the virus so far, and it was stressed once more that illegally residing foreigners can be tested anonymously.