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Coronavirus cases have doubled Moon Jae In South Korea, adding to fears of a global pandemic. There have now been 433 confirmed cases in South Korea, with 229 on Saturday. The number of cases in the country is second only to mainland China. More than half of those infected are part of a religious cult.

"The government is currently studying the need, as well as the timing and method of applying Level 3 restrictions," Jung said. Residents in Seoul must wear a mask both indoors and outdoors when in public starting Monday, Yonhap reported, citing the metropolitan government’s acting mayor. The nation of 50 million people has recorded a total of 17,399 infections and 309 fatalities. It reported more than 5,000 infections related to a religious sect called Shincheongji between February and March, which made the nation the world’s second-worst hit by the virus at that time. Earlier this month, hundreds of cases were tied to Sarang Jeil Church, also described by some as a sect.

This impression has changed fundamentally: now, rather than being seen as an epicentre, South Korea seems to be an outstanding example of how to manage the crisis! At the same time many people are self-disciplined, staying at home, even if this is based on a voluntary basis and wearing masks all the time. And the Korean approach is highly efficient and effective.

According to 2015 statistics, 44% of Koreans have a religious faith. Buddhism and Confucianism have been more influential thus far, but Christianity is the most popular belief, more than a quarter of the population. Christians are actively involved in politics, economics, culture, government and international relations. One offshoot of this has been the emergence of radical and apocalyptic cultic groups. In the next generation, three dynamic grassroots groups, controversial but widespread, emerged: Guwonpa or Good News Mission, the World Mission Society Church of God and Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony.

Officials said Friday that an inmate from Chuckawalla Valley State Prison, located near Blythe in Riverside County, died Thursday at an outside hospital from what appear to be COVID-19 complications. It was the state prison system’s 15th virus-related inmate death, 13 of which involved prisoners at the California Institution for Men in Chino.