NSTworld: A new coronavirus cluster linked to a South Korean religious group emerged on Monday, with 46 cases at a church near Seoul that defied calls to suspend services. SouthKorea covid19
The Grace River Church in Seongnam, south of the capital, finally closed its doors on Sunday after nearly a third of its 135 worshippers tested positive – including the pastor and his wife.
Forty infections had been newly confirmed among the congregation, Seongnam city authorities said, adding to six previously known. One of its members attended at least four services in the southern city of Daegu – which became the centre of the country’s epidemic – before being diagnosed. Scores of events from K-pop concerts to sports matches have been cancelled or postponed over the contagion, with school and kindergarten breaks extended by three weeks nationwide.
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