Some Churches in South Korea Restart Services

This is definitely not a good look for churches in South Korea:

Hundreds of South Korean Protestant churches pressed ahead with their worship services Sunday, defying the government’s repeated appeals to call off large gatherings and deepening fears of coronavirus cluster infections.

Most churches tried to comply with infection prevention guidelines, such as wearing masks and keeping a certain distance between worshipers, but raised the ire of quarantine officials focusing on a stepped-up social distancing campaign.

Amid the defiant religious services, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun warned of a “stern” legal action against any breach of the government’s quarantine guidelines or orders — in his latest plea to rally public support for the anti-virus efforts. (………)

Despite the government’s call for restraint, many churches, including some nearly 540 churches in the southeastern city of Busan, have held their weekend services with their masked members singing hymns and saying prayers in close proximity to one another, raising fears that they could cause an increase in cluster infections.

Yonhap

You can read more at the link, but with parliamentary elections coming up expect more articles like this scapegoating churches and foreigners for the continuing spread of the coronavirus.