South Korea coronavirus cases spike as infection spreads in sect

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Almost half of South Korea's patients are linked to a 61-year-old woman who is a member of the Daegu branch of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, an entity often accused of being a cult. nCoV coronavirus

DISINFECTANT. This handout picture taken on February 19, 2020 by Daegu Metropolitan City Namgu shows South Korean health officials wearing protective suit and spraying disinfectant in front of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus. Handout photo/Daegu Metropolitan City Namgu/AFP

She first developed a fever on February 10 but reportedly twice refused to be tested for the coronavirus on the grounds that she had not recently travelled abroad, and attended at least 4 services before being diagnosed. Daegu's municipal government said 1,001 Shincheonji members who were believed to have attended the same services as the woman had been asked to self-quarantine.

The mayor's request is not binding but one online poster who said they were in the city tweeted:"I can't go out because of Shincheonji and it's driving me crazy. Convenience stores and elderly community centers are closed, it takes twice as long for food delivery. It's really making me insane."

 

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