South Koreans have taken to the internet to spread rumours and express their frustrations and anger at the controversial Shincheonji Church of Jesus, which is linked to more than 50 per cent of the country’s confirmed coronavirus infections.
This came as the South Korean government on Wednesday said it had finally received a directory of all 210,000 members of the religious group, after several days of discussions with its leaders.
A member of a Shincheonji church in Daegu, 300km southeast of Seoul, became a “super-spreader” of the virus. The 61-year-old woman, who was identified as the country’s 31st confirmed case, took part in services at the Daegu branch of the church last week and has since been connected to an additional 455 cases among Shincheonji members nationwide, according to investigations by the Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).
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This came as the South Korean government on Wednesday said it had finally received a directory of all 210,000 members of the religious group, after several days of discussions with its leaders.
A member of a Shincheonji church in Daegu, 300km southeast of Seoul, became a “super-spreader” of the virus. The 61-year-old woman, who was identified as the country’s 31st confirmed case, took part in services at the Daegu branch of the church last week and has since been connected to an additional 455 cases among Shincheonji members nationwide, according to investigations by the Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).
More at https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/heal...korea-mounting-anger-rumours-over-shincheonji
