Shincheonji "Coronavirus Spread at Daegu Church"

On the 2nd, Lee Man-hee, the General Assembly Chairman of Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (Shincheonji), held a press conference regarding the COVID-19 situation at the Palace of Peace in Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] Shincheonji Church of Jesus (Shincheonji) stated on the 2nd that "it is understood that the virus spread from the Daegu church" in relation to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

The head of Shincheonji's Overseas Mission Department said at a press conference held at the Shincheonji Peace Palace in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province, on the afternoon of the 2nd, "Among those from the Daegu-Gyeongbuk area who visited (Cheongdo) Daenam Hospital, those who tested positive for COVID-19 were attendees of the Daegu church worship service," adding, "Rather than judging that the virus spread at Daenam Hospital, it is understood that the virus spread at the Daegu church."

According to Shincheonji, a total of 52 Shincheonji believers visited Daenam Hospital, with 6 testing positive, 5 negative, and 29 asymptomatic in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk area. Believers from other regions included 5 negative and 7 asymptomatic cases. The official said, "everything will be thoroughly investigated by the quarantine authorities."

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