Sarangjeil Church: "The Government Is Responsible for Over 300 COVID-19 Deaths"

Pastor Jeon Gwang-hoon "Virus Terror Incident by External Malicious Elements"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] The Sarang Jeil Church, where a mass infection of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) occurred, has claimed that the government is the main culprit of this incident.

The Emergency Response Committee of Citizens Participating in the August 15 Rally, composed of Sarang Jeil Church members, held a press conference near Sarang Jeil Church in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 21st, stating, "The government is the main culprit responsible for the 300 deaths caused by COVID-19."

They continued, "If the Wuhan virus originating from China is dangerous, all inflows from China should have been completely blocked," explaining, "In January of this year, many quarantine experts recommended blocking travelers coming from China, and Taiwan and Vietnam heeded this advice and have maintained their status as COVID-19 clean countries."

On the same day, Pastor Jeon Gwang-hoon, the head pastor of Sarang Jeil Church, also stated in a press release, "Just before the large-scale virus infection incident at Sarang Jeil Church, I received reports from about five informants that 'virus terrorism is sneaking into Sarang Jeil Church,'" adding, "When I heard the reports, I thought, 'No matter how evil communists or pro-Juche factions are, would they really do such a thing?' so I did not pay much attention."

However, he added, "After this incident actually occurred, I came to feel that it was a 'virus terrorism incident by external malicious elements.'"

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