Workers spray disinfectant to help curb the spread of the coronavirus at a church in South Korea. A new cluster of infections has emerged at a church in Seoul’s western district of Guro. Photo: AP
Workers spray disinfectant to help curb the spread of the coronavirus at a church in South Korea. A new cluster of infections has emerged at a church in Seoul’s western district of Guro. Photo: AP
Coronavirus pandemic
This Week in Asia /  Health & Environment

Coronavirus cluster emerges at another South Korean church, as others press ahead with Sunday services

  • The controversial Manmin Central Church in Seoul, whose pastor Lee Jae-rok is in prison for rape, has been linked to 22 Covid-19 cases
  • This comes as many South Korean churches went ahead with services on Sunday, despite pleas for social distancing

Park Chan-kyong
Park Chan-kyong

Updated: 11:15pm, 30 Mar, 2020

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Workers spray disinfectant to help curb the spread of the coronavirus at a church in South Korea. A new cluster of infections has emerged at a church in Seoul’s western district of Guro. Photo: AP
Workers spray disinfectant to help curb the spread of the coronavirus at a church in South Korea. A new cluster of infections has emerged at a church in Seoul’s western district of Guro. Photo: AP
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