A little known sect led by a pastor who pokes eyes to heal is at the centre of a Covid-19 outbreak in South Korea, as the country reported a new daily record of 4,116 cases and battles a spike in serious cases straining hospitals.
In a tiny rural church in a town of 427 residents in Cheonan city, south of Seoul, at least 241 people linked to the religious community had tested positive for coronavirus, a city official said.
Many of the congregation were aged in their 60s and above and were unvaccinated, the official said. Just 17 out of the 241 confirmed cases had been vaccinated. "I believe it's the church's anti-government beliefs that refrained the believers to get the vaccine," the official said, adding that the town was put under a