Seoul city seeks $5 million in damages from church over new Covid-19 outbreak

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SEOUL (REUTERS) - The metropolitan government in South Korea's capital Seoul said on Friday (Sept 18) it would seek 4.6 billion won (S$5.3 million) in damages against a church for causing the spread of the coronavirus by disrupting tracing and testing efforts.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SEOUL - The metropolitan government in South Korea's capital Seoul said on Friday it would seek 4.6 billion won in damages against a church for causing the spread of the coronavirus by disrupting tracing and testing efforts.

The Seoul city government said it will file a lawsuit against the Sarang Jeil Church and its leader, Reverend Jun Kwang-hoon, accusing them of disrupting coronavirus tests and providing inaccurate lists of its members which it said aggravated the latest epidemic. The cluster has inflicted government losses totalling at least 13.1 billion won, including 4.6 billion won on Seoul, the city said.

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reported 126 new cases as of midnight Thursday, which brought the total infections to 22,783, with 377 deaths.

 

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