Secretive Cult Behind The Korean Coronavirus Outbreak Has Branches In Australia

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Melbourne church leaders noticed this poster being handed out by Shincheonji recruiters. Presbyterian Community of Melbourne' and 'CityLife Pentecostal Church' in the bottom right are not official groups. Teachers stress an intense intellectual interpretation of the Bible, playing on its parables. In 2017 Mars Capone, now 38, signed up for Korean lessons via Gumtree, where two friendly Korean women quickly struck up a connection. A lifelong Christian born in Germany, he was soon invited to Bible study classes, where he met Han.

But that person must have been gone for a moment, as we quickly walked towards the main exit. Outside, South Korea outbreak across the street, there were around 20 protesters, having big flags, warning people about the destructive aspects of the cult. Some of them were screaming at the top of their lungs towards the building, hoping that somebody would get their message.

But the resurgence of the virus in the greater capital area — which has 10 times more people than Daegu — has been a rude awakening for a country that had been eager to tout its gains against the virus. Moon’s government is pressing charges against Jun for allegedly disrupting disease-control efforts by ignoring orders to self-isolate, discouraging worshipers from getting tested, and under-reporting the church’s membership to avoid broader quarantines.

— New Zealand appeared to be gaining control over a coronavirus outbreak in Auckland after just five new community infections were reported Wednesday. A sixth infection was found in a quarantined traveler who had returned from Qatar. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said 500 more military personnel would be deployed to quarantine hotels as the nation looks to reduce the number of private security guards it employs and tighten its border controls. — Japan’s exports in July plunged 19.2% from a year ago, as the coronavirus pandemic continued to slam the world’s third largest economy, government data showed Wednesday. The Finance Ministry’s provisional numbers showed Japan’s imports fell 22.3% in July. Exports to the U.S. 19.5% last month, as exports fell in plastic goods, iron and steel and computer parts. But Japan recorded its first trade surplus in four months on the back of a recovery in China.