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President Moon Jae-in has promised to take strong action against Sarang Jeil Church for disobeying preventive measures.The church is his greatest vocal critique.
By Choe Sang-Hun
SEOUL, South Korea – Health in South Korea reported on Sunday 279 new cases of coronavirus, a warning of a resurgence of infections, many of which are related to a church that has strongly opposed President Moon Jae-in.
South Korea had been battling the epidemic by double digits a day since April, but the number of new cases has increased recently, with 103 on Friday and 166 on Saturday, the maximum of them worshippers of the Sarang Jeil church in Seoul, the capital, and the church.in the surrounding province of Gyeonggi.
Ecclesiastical epidemics have alarmed exercise officials, and devotion and strict prayer in some South Korean churches have made them especially vulnerable to the virus.
When South Korea crossed its first wave of coronavirus in February and early March, the epidemic spread basically from the Church of Jesus Shincheonji in the central city of Daegu, about 150 miles southeast of Seoul.sect through more classical churches. During the first wave of infections, the number of daily cases across the country reached 909.
In the last 4 days, Sarang Jeil Church has reported at least 193 cases among its members and contacts, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said.On Sunday, President Moon warned of a buildup of infections in the coming days as fitness officials rush to control thousands of people.church members and their contacts. He called the Sarang Jeil crisis the biggest challenge facing fitness officials since the Shincheonji epidemic five months ago.
Sarang Jeil Church as debatable as Shincheonji.
Its lead pastor, the Rev. Jun Kwang-hoon, was a driving force behind Conservative Christian rallies largely opposed to Moon in central Seoul in recent months.Jun bray accuses the liberal government that Moon seeks to “commune” South Korea and urges a public uprising to “evict” the president from office.
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