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Lessons For America: How South Korean Authorities Used Law To Fight The Coronavirus

2020-09-05T04:56:12Z

JanineHarrell6:

To date, [https://www.foxnews.com/world/south-korea-church-coronavirus-spread South Korea COVID-19] Korea has confirmed 8,236 cases of coronavirus infection, with roughly 60 percent linked to the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a secretive Korean cult. More than three-quarters of South Korean cases have occurred in the southeastern city of Daegu, where Shincheonji counts some 10,000 members. The country has attracted international renown for a formidable testing capacity that has already screened 274,504 people for the virus and includes more than 50 pop-up drive-through stations capable of testing potential patients within minutes. Fifty-four days since its first case, South Korea has officially turned the tide, reporting more recoveries per day than new infections. But how do the legal instruments deployed by South Korea compare to the authorities available to federal and state officials in the United States? ]emocracies are better at fighting outbreaks." For many, it seemed that a swift South Korean triumph over the virus would equate to victory for democratic transparency. Conversely, if China failed, then that proved the "sickness" of authoritarianism writ large—and so on. But the tables have since turned, with more new cases emerging outside China than from within, where it originated. Moon is himself a practicing Catholic. Up to this point, the government has refrained from banning religious gatherings nationwide, instead recommending online services to prevent spread of the virus. Those worshipping in person are required to practice social distancing and wear face masks. This has not stopped opponents of Moon claiming he is anti-religion, along with accusing him of being a Communist for his engagement with Pyongyang. At the rally on Saturday, Jun repeated claims that Moon was "handing over South Korea to North Korea" saying Communism has taken over the Blue House, the presidential office. For his part, Moon described the banned rally targeting him as "a very senseless act that hampers everybody's efforts to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus." He also described it as an unforgivable act that could jeopardize people's lives. South Korean authorities on Saturday arrested Lee Man-hee, the powerful head of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, which is linked to more than 5,200 coronavirus infections, or 36% of South Korea's total cases. The church's branch in the southern city of Daegu emerged as the biggest cluster in the country after infections spiked in late February. Prosecutors allege the 89-year-old conspired with other sect leaders to withhold information from authorities during the peak of the outbreak among his more than 200,000 followers.

Lessons For America: How South Korean Authorities Used Law To Fight The Coronavirus

2020-09-05T04:45:13Z

JanineHarrell6:

To date, South Korea has confirmed 8,236 cases of coronavirus infection, with roughly 60 percent linked to the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a secretive [https://www.foxnews.com/world/south-korea-church-coronavirus-spread Korean cult]. More than three-quarters of South Korean cases have occurred in the southeastern city of Daegu, where Shincheonji counts some 10,000 members. The country has attracted international renown for a formidable testing capacity that has already screened 274,504 people for the virus and includes more than 50 pop-up drive-through stations capable of testing potential patients within minutes. Fifty-four days since its first case, South Korea has officially turned the tide, reporting more recoveries per day than new infections. But how do the legal instruments deployed by South Korea compare to the authorities available to federal and state officials in the United States? ]emocracies are better at fighting outbreaks." For many, it seemed that a swift South Korean triumph over the virus would equate to victory for democratic transparency. Conversely, if China failed, then that proved the "sickness" of authoritarianism writ large—and so on. But the tables have since turned, with more new cases emerging outside China than from within, where it originated. Moon is himself a practicing Catholic. Up to this point, the government has refrained from banning religious gatherings nationwide, instead recommending online services to prevent spread of the virus. Those worshipping in person are required to practice social distancing and wear face masks. This has not stopped opponents of Moon claiming he is anti-religion, along with accusing him of being a Communist for his engagement with Pyongyang. At the rally on Saturday, Jun repeated claims that Moon was "handing over South Korea to North Korea" saying Communism has taken over the Blue House, the presidential office. For his part, Moon described the banned rally targeting him as "a very senseless act that hampers everybody's efforts to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus." He also described it as an unforgivable act that could jeopardize people's lives. South Korean authorities on Saturday arrested Lee Man-hee, the powerful head of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, which is linked to more than 5,200 coronavirus infections, or 36% of South Korea's total cases. The church's branch in the southern city of Daegu emerged as the biggest cluster in the country after infections spiked in late February. Prosecutors allege the 89-year-old conspired with other sect leaders to withhold information from authorities during the peak of the outbreak among his more than 200,000 followers.

COVID-19 Pushes South Korea Into Recession

2020-09-05T03:57:01Z

JanineHarrell6:

38.4 million to date. Other ports face similar restrictions. Not all industries have suffered from COVID-19, however; some industries have benefited from the crisis. Thanks to [https://www.foxnews.com/world/south-korea-church-coronavirus-spread South Korea]’s own success in containing COVID-19, exports of medical supplies and pharmaceuticals have expanded significantly. Health care exports overall were up 27 percent in the first half of the year. HALF of all coronavirus cases in South Korea are linked to a secret religious cult whose leader believes he is immortal. Officials confirmed at least 231 of the country's 433 cases are linked to outbreaks at a secretive branch of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus in Daegu. Shincheonji translates as "new heaven and land" and the cult is drawing global attention after being linked to a spike in coronavirus infections across the nation. Cult leader Lee Man-Hee, now aged 88, labelled the deadly outbreak "the devil's deed" and "a test of faith" in a message sent on an internal app. Lee and Shincheonji have steadfastly denied the accusation. More than 5,200 of South Korea’s 13,672 cases have been linked to the church. Its branch in the southern city of Daegu became the biggest cluster after infections spiked in late February. Senior Health Ministry official Yoon Tae-ho said the spread of the coronavirus is stabilizing in the Seoul area and other major cities. The 60 new cases reported Friday included 39 linked to people arriving from abroad. In June, at least 100 cases were linked to a logistics centre run by the e-commerce giant. The government has extended second-tier social-distancing rules to the whole country after new cases appeared in all of its 17 regions. Under the restrictions church meetings are banned and nightclubs, buffets and cyber cafes are closed. South Korea has recorded an average of 162.1 daily infections over the past two weeks - 13 times the average of two weeks ago. Of the new cases, 84% were in the Seoul metropolitan area, the KCDC said. Data on protective masks sold through public channels is being jointly provided by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and small and medium companies through an open API. Around 10 developers are understood to have used the data so far to launch apps. The Ministry of Science and ICT noted the importance of "public-private cooperation" such as this to manage the situation. There could be a challenge, though, as Apple and Google are taking measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus misinformation via apps, reports say. This could include rejecting coronavirus-related apps which are not submitted by governments or health authorities.

South Korea Coronavirus COVID-19 Outbreak Measures And Impact

2020-09-05T01:50:52Z

JanineHarrell6:

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The Latest: South Korea Capital Adds More Coronavirus Cases

2020-09-05T00:46:26Z

JanineHarrell6:

A health ministry update says South Africa now has more than 61,000 cases, or well over a quarter of the cases across the African continent, including 1,354 deaths. The total number of cases across the 54-nation continent is now above 218,000 and WHO says the pandemic is "accelerating" in Africa, even though the cases make up less than 3% of the global total. South Africa has conducted more than 1 million tests for the virus, roughly one-third of all testing in Africa. SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Supreme Court has upheld Gov. Kate Brown’s shutdown orders aimed at stemming the coronavirus pandemic, and she put the brakes on loosening restrictions amid a spike in cases. The high court said Friday that Brown’s powers under a state of emergency, declared on March 8, continue until the state of emergency is ended by either herself or the Legislature. The Oregon Health Authority reported 178 new confirmed coronavirus cases Thursday, marking the highest daily count in the state since the start of the pandemic. "As I’ve said before, reopening comes with real risk," Brown told a news conference Friday. The Shincheonji religious group's leader Lee Man-hee in Los Angeles. Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony was established on March 14, 1984, by Lee and is centered around the personality of its founder. Little is known about his past. According to the group's official homepage, Lee was born on September 15, 1931, in Cheongdo, in southern [https://www.foxnews.com/world/south-korea-church-coronavirus-spread South Korea coronavirus] Korea, and his birthplace gets regular visits from followers. Lee was "deeply religious" from an early age and prayed with his grandfather but had never been to a church. The website heavily suggests that Lee is the "Promised Pastor" mentioned in the Bible. He is, however, the third person on the coronavirus-hit cruise ship to have died. Meanwhile, in South Korea, details are emerging about the movements of people who are part of a secretive church and who have been linked to the virus spread. The church’s worshippers believe founder Lee Man-hee, 88, is the second coming of Christ, and that he will ultimately decide who will be saved on Judgment Day. The finishing touches are being put on one of the world’s largest container ships, the HMM St Petersburg, on the island of Geoj on the southern tip of South Korea. The ship is 62 metres (203ft) wide and 400 metres (1,300ft) long. If it stood on end, it would be 100 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower. The ship is scheduled for delivery in September 2020, and is set to make its maiden voyage from Shanghai to other Chinese ports before heading to Europe.

South Korea Reports Biggest Rise In Coronavirus Cases Since March

2020-09-04T22:34:20Z

JanineHarrell6:

[https://www.foxnews.com/world/south-korea-church-coronavirus-spread South Korea] reported its highest daily rise in novel coronavirus cases since early March on Sunday, as outbreaks continued to spread from a Seoul church and from political demonstrations its members had attended. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) reported 397 new infections as of midnight Saturday, up from the previous day's 332 and marking more than a week of daily three-digit rises. That brings South Korea's total to 17,399 infections of the new coronavirus with 309 COVID-19 deaths, it said. Lee’s investment multiplied five-fold over the winter months, but now, he’s lost half of his principal. He estimates 70 percent of his friends who traded crypto lost money. The extreme fluctuations wreaked emotional havoc on many traders, many of whom had invested much their entire life savings. When Bitcoin fell by 10 percent in January, traders shared photos of computers, sinks, bathtubs, and doors they furiously destroyed. In Hubei province, health authorities changed diagnosis classification again, reverting BACK to only counting lab-confirmed cases. This led to a drop in case counts and was supposedly done to maintain consistency with the rest of China and the region. On 21 Feb, the U.S. State Department issued a new travel warning, advising U.S. In The Incendiaries, Phoebe Lin is gradually drawn into a fictional Christian cult called Jejah. South Korea is home to a few such apocalyptic religious cults, the most prominent among them being Shinchonji. Shinchonji, whose full name is Shinchonji, Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, was founded in 1984 by Lee Man-hee.

South Korea Covid-19: Latest Church-linked Outbreak Is Turning Into A Battle Over Religious Freedom

2020-09-04T22:23:59Z

JanineHarrell6:

Sarang-jeil has said it will file a criminal complaint against Health Minister Park and acting Seoul Mayor Seo Jeong-hyup for spreading false information and defamation. And Jun has been defiant in the face of official pressure. On Saturday, he joined a mass anti-government rally in Seoul. Police had discouraged large gatherings, due to fears of infection, but that did not stop thousands of people attending. An inordinate amount of pressure for implementation lies on the shoulders of teachers, who must join the students in using an online self-diagnostic system to record their own temperatures before classes. [https://www.foxnews.com/world/south-korea-church-coronavirus-spread South Korean church] Korea currently has under 12,000 confirmed cases. 4.7 million) in church funds, including about 5 billion won which he allegedly used to build a retreat, Yonhap said. Authorities sent military medical staff, and extra resources, including hospital beds. South Korean officials have suggested the outbreaks in the hospital and the church could be linked after members of the religious cult attended a funeral at the hospital for the brother of its founder this month. President Moon Jae-in has ordered officials to investigate links. One former church member who left the church in 2015, Lee Ho-yeon, told The New York Times: "Unlike other churches, Shincheonji makes its members sit on the floor tightly together during services, in neat, military-like ranks and files. You may feel well and not have any symptoms, but you can be contagious without symptoms and spread the virus to others. You and your travel companions (including children) pose a risk to your family, friends, and community for 14 days after you were exposed to the virus. Stay at least 6 feet (about 2 arms’ length) from anyone who is not from your household. It’s important to do this everywhere -- both indoors and outdoors. To be sure, the relative lack of express authorities does not mean the U.S. As the Brennan Center for Justice has documented, the president would have significant authority in a national emergency declared under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. Stafford Act (42 U.S.C. The declaration immediately activates more than 120 emergency provisions, some of which grant power to the president to deploy troops or convert commissioned corps of the public health service to be a military service. In addition, under Section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.

South Korean Doomsday Church Sued By Daegu For 82 Million In Damages

2020-09-04T22:18:39Z

JanineHarrell6:

Within two weeks, over 2,000 cases of the virus were linked to the church. At the beginning of South Korea's coronavirus outbreak, it was considered to be the worst-hit nation other than China, with a majority of its new cases linked to the Shincheonji Church of Jesus. 121 million. City officials said the church did not hand over a complete list of all of its members, making it difficult to track the virus, though the church has blamed "human error" for the miscount, CBS said. The conflict resulted in a deep mistrust of North Korea that finds expression among today’s conservative churches in criticism of any South Korean leader who, like Moon, are seen as "soft" on North Korea. "Most evangelical churches, including Sarang Jeil, share that ideology and believe the Moon administration is explicitly pro-China and pro-North Korea," said Song. In 2015, [https://www.foxnews.com/world/south-korea-church-coronavirus-spread South Korea corona] Korea had the largest Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak outside of the Middle East. At least 186 patients were infected with the virus and 38 people died. Nevertheless, as the SARS-CoV-2 virus spread rapidly in Daegu, 51 of 54 available negative-pressure isolation beds within the city were occupied only 4 days after the first confirmed case of Covid-19. During the fourth quarter of 2019 (does not include additional personnel recruited from other regions during the Covid-19 outbreak). The government then encouraged the companies to ramp up their production of masks and supplied them to the pharmacies where a limited number of masks were sold to each citizen. To prevent citizens from lining up at pharmacies, the government and private sector partners created apps to display the number of available masks at nearby locations.

Lessons For America: How South Korean Authorities Used Law To Fight The Coronavirus

2020-09-04T21:26:12Z

JanineHarrell6:

Chinese social media has taken note, reportedly "taking pleasure" in the mishandling of the outbreak outside its borders, especially in democracies like the United States. Indeed, on both sides, the coronavirus outbreak continues to be a vehicle for proxy competition between democratic and authoritarian governance. While these broad-stroke observations about democracies and authoritarian regimes may be legitimate, they tend to reduce democracies into a monolithic bloc. This mode of analysis neglects important variations in the menu of powers and underlying laws available to democracies like South Korea and the United States during a public health crisis. As [https://www.foxnews.com/world/south-korea-church-coronavirus-spread South Korea COVID-19] Korea continues to do battle with its coronavirus outbreak, one mysterious religious sect has been singled out and become a public target. Thousands of positive cases have been found in the country, many of which are linked to Shincheonji Church, a secretive group some say is more like a cult. "Her behavior is not surprising to people familiar with the church," Chung Yun-seok, an expert on religious cults who runs the website Christian Portal News, told the Times. Patient No. 31 had visited Cheongdo, a city near Daegu where 16 patients and medical staff at a hospital have tested positive for the coronavirus and two of them died this week, according to the report. While all of the church’s members have now been interviewed by officials, according to the BBC, roughly 9,000 of them are displaying symptoms. As public anger over the outbreak grows, some members have said they fear being outed as Shincheonji followers. "We’re being treated like criminals. We had a bad image before and now I think I’d be lynched if passers-by knew I belonged to Shincheonji," 26-year-old Ji-yeon Park told The Guardian. "Our church didn’t invent the virus. This is just an excuse to shift blame. Throughout history, minority groups have always been blamed for bad things happening in society. Even the former President Park, from behind bars, has called for conservative political supporters to rally against the current administration. This can all be seen as a cynical attempt to drum up support for upcoming parliamentary elections in April. Ultimately, the coronavirus has painfully brought to light the reach of clandestine cults in Korea for the world to see. This should prompt the government to enact long overdue reforms to monitor the behavior of fringe groups and religious sects. Yet it has also exposed the cruel cynicism of the political establishment in politicizing an unprecedented health crisis.

With More Members Than Places Available

2020-09-04T18:06:21Z

JanineHarrell6:

With more members than places available, followers say who will be chosen is 'in the hands of God'. In a message to his followers, Lee has called the outbreak the 'work of the devil' intended to 'thwart the growth of Shincheonji'. But we are the sons of God,' he added. The day before, another patient, also a part of the SJC, refused hospitalization and reportedly threw a temperamental fit while not wearing a mask. Officials say 2,500 of the SJC's 4,000 members have been tested, many refuse testing, and the police is in search of about 800 church members who have been out of reach. "Why do we have to listen to the Health Ministry? This is not a communist country," complained one church member. ] numbers are wrong? The number of cases continues to rise as participants of the Aug. 15 demonstrations show symptoms. In response, Seoul has heightened social distancing measures by limiting indoor groups to 50 people and outdoor groups to no more than 100 in the metropolitan area. Effective Aug. 19 nightclubs, karaoke rooms, restaurants, computer gaming cafes, churches and other venues will be shut down. Officials did not say how long the measures will last. South Korea has reported its highest daily rise in [https://www.foxnews.com/world/south-korea-church-coronavirus-spread Coronavirus cult] cases since early March as clusters of cases from churches around the capital Seoul have prompted new restrictions amid concerns of a nationwide wave of infections. The 297 new infections reported on Wednesday mark the sixth straight day of triple-digit increase in a country that has managed to blunt several previous outbreaks. It reinforced my fear of collectivism and top-down approaches. Also it showed me once more how religion can be a destructive force. Of course I should have looked better into the real organization behind the peace summit and who sponsors it. Hopefully the next time the Sincheonji Church organizes such an event, under a new name probably, people will think twice. Ironically, in the end we indeed united as one, but then against Mr. Man Hee Lee and his deceiving practices.

South Korean Millennials Are Reeling From The Bitcoin Bust

2020-09-04T16:27:07Z

JanineHarrell6:

400,000. "People like us, people just starting our careers and college students, it’s really hard for us because there’s no way to build up a stable life," Oh says. For young Koreans, cryptocurrency seems like a rare shot at prosperity. Months after last year’s bubble started to implode in February, the Korean won remains the third most traded currency for Bitcoin. The government has accused the church of obstruction by not providing complete lists of members and spreading fake news that is hindering the anti-virus effort. Church members say they are victims of a politically motivated witch-hunt. Coupang Corp, one of [https://www.foxnews.com/world/south-korea-church-coronavirus-spread South Korea corona] Korea’s biggest e-commerce firms, said it had shut down its headquarters in Seoul after an employee working from home tested positive. Furthermore, South Korea has achieved a formidable market share of more than 3% in the market for passenger vehicles and spare parts. South Korea is today one of the twenty most developed world economies and the fourth strongest economy in Asia, whose industry is based on high technology. South Korea’s rapid economic growth has been achieved to a large extent due to the sustained priority its government placed over the past decades on the development of national business, the export of merchandise and technology and on attracting investment.

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2020-09-04T16:27:04Z

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