South Korea’s capital Seoul said on Friday it would seek 4.6 billion won (US$4 million) in damages against a church for causing the spread of the coronavirus by disrupting tracing and testing efforts.A fresh wave of infections erupted at a church whose members attended a large protest in downtown Seoul in mid-August, becoming the country’s largest cluster in the greater capital area.
The outbreak has driven triple-digit increases in daily COVID-19 cases for more than a month. South Korea arrests head of religious sect linked to 36% of country’s coronavirus cases The Seoul city government said it will file a lawsuit against the Sarang Jeil Church and its leader, Rev.