Public Health urges people who attended large worship gathering to get tested

A large worship gathering on July 22 causes concern for Shasta County Public Health.

We are following efforts to contain a possible sickness exposure after a large group gathered in redding.

Action news now reporter ana torrea is live at the sundial bridge -- ana is the county working to make sure participants get tested?

Public health is urging anyone who did attend wednesday night's gathering to get tested... self-quarantine for 14 days... and to keep an eye on your symptoms. on wednesday night a large worship gathering took place under sundial bridge.

Packing people together.

Shoulder to shoulder.

Take so* trt:04 ryan kershner lives in redding eveyone's outside and we're doing organized things like this that church gathering where no one was social distancing the lack of social distancing and masks causing concern for public health.

Take so* trt:10 kerri schuette shasta health and human services agency spokesperson if there are a couple positive cases within a very large group of people like that the potential to spread is problematic people in the community worried that an event like this could be a super spreader for covid-19.

Take so* trt:11 ryan kershner lives in redding i definitely thought it was irresponsible of the organizers to not enforce the rules that the state put in place and they're putting all their people who go to their church at risk by putting an event like that public health says: if a person tests positive-- their team of contact tracers will work to identify the source.

Take so* trt:10 kerri schuette shasta health and human services agency spokesperson our disease investigation team would interview that person and find out who had been in close contact with that person and we would follow up with hose folks accordingly ana stand u* trt:09 ana torrea atorreanews im underneath the sundial bridge where that large gathering took place and people who attended told me they came here to find community and worship take so* trt:05 carson yoder attended worship gathering i knew this was going to be a once in a lifetime opportunity to see all these people come together and worship.

In a statement on facebook: organizer sean feucht (foyt) said: he did reach out to public health but never received a response.

But public health says: the agency was never contacted by feucht (foyt).

But did reach out to organizers.

Take so* trt:14 kerri schuette shasta health and human services agency spokesperson we were aware that an event that was planned and as with other events that look like they could potentially look like they need some guidance on what is allowable// we did not hear back from the orgaznier ((butt to)) take so* trt:06 eethan cretion attended worship gathering i actually thought that the unity brought people close together and i think that people are isolated right now public health now urging people who did attend the worship service to get tested public health says: it's still unknown if anyone from the worship service did get tested.

And the city of redding also said: no permits were issued or requested for this event.

And was not authorized by the city.

Reporting live in redding, ana torrea, action news now coverage you can count on action news now also reached out to bethel church.

The church says: that feucht (foyt) is a member of bethel church.

But wednesday night's worship gathering was not sponsored or hosted by the church itself.

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