The leader and self-proclaimed messiah of a South Korean religious movement at t...
SEOUL - The leader and self-proclaimed messiah of a South Korean religious movement at the center of the country’s largest coronavirus outbreak on Friday called the disease the “devil’s deed” and a test of faith.
“This disease case is seen as the devil’s deed to stop the rapid growth of Shincheonji,” he wrote in the message, images of which were published by Yonhap news agency. “Just like the tests Job went through, it is to destroy our advancement.” As of Friday more than 400 members of the church are showing symptoms of the disease, though tests were still ongoing, Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin said at a briefing. Officials in Seoul said they were closing Shincheonji churches there.
“The victims of the disease now are the Shincheonji believers,” he said. “Let’s also overcome this trial.”Health authorities have described the outbreak in Daegu and the surrounding areas as a “super-spreading event”. Malls, restaurants and streets in Daegu were largely empty with Kwon, the mayor, calling the outbreak an “unprecedented crisis”.
A man wearing a mask to prevent contracting the coronavirus rides on a subway in Seoul, South Korea, February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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