Summary: [팟캐스트] (343) 서울 내 집단 감염 / 위기에 처한 신천지 진행자: 임현수 Kevin Kevin Lee Selzer 1. S. Korea on edge over largest yet mass infections in Seoul [1] Seoul’s biggest-yet cluster of infections emerged in South Korea’s capital Tuesday, keeping health authorities on their toes despite the number of newly discovered infections slowing for the fourth consecutive day. *cluster: 무리 *keep on their toes: 에게 정신을 바짝 차리게[단단히 준비해 있게] 하다 [2] South Korea’s reported coronavirus cases rose by 131 to 7,513 with a total of 54 deaths, marking the lowest daily increase in two weeks, according to data tallied at Monday midnight by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. *tally: 총합 *rise by: ~만큼 오르다. [3] The new cluster in Seoul involves a total of 64 people, including employees at a call center in southwestern Seoul and their families, Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon said Tuesday, with an investigation into how the patients contracted the virus underway. *underway: 진행중인 *contract: (병에) 옮다 [4] The number of confirmed cases linked to the call center in Guro-gu was feared to shoot up, given the working environment of the call center, at which employees sit close next to each other and constantly talk into phones. *linked to: 연결된 *shoot up: (숫자등이) 급격히 올라가다 [5] Some 140 employees and trainees there were being tested for the virus as of Tuesday afternoon. 2. Shincheonji faces biggest crisis over coronavirus outbreak [1] The novel coronavirus was apparently brought into the country from Wuhan, China. But it was a branch of an enigmatic Christian sect in Daegu that provided it with a breeding ground at home. *apparently: ~보아하니 *bring into: ~으로 데려오다. [2] The Shincheonji Church of Jesus, which operates under a veil of secrecy, abruptly came to the center of attention after one of its congregants tested positive for the virus Feb. 18. *operate: 작동하다, 영업하다 *abruptly: 갑자기 [3] The case of the 61-year-old woman, known as COVID-19 patient No. 31, was linked to many others among followers who attended the same Sunday service at the Daegu branch in February. *service: 예배 (종교적인 의미에서) [4] Since then, Shincheonji has come under attack from all sides -- from the public, politicians and municipalities to mainstream Protestant churches that have denounced it as a cult. *come under attack: 비난을 받다
