Church main contributor to S. Korea’s 6,767 virus cases

Government officials spray disinfectant in front of a branch of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus in Daegu.

The number of people infected with the contagious disease has spiked in South Korea since mid-February when a 61-year-old woman known as “Patient 31” tested positive after attending religious services at a branch of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus in the southeastern city of Daegu. Lee Man-hee, the founder of the church, apologised on Monday after one church member infected many others, calling the epidemic a “great calamity”.

The coronavirus, which emerged in China, has spread to more than 90 countries, infecting more than 100,000 people and killing over 3,400 people globally.

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