The Seoul Metropolitan Government is suing an evangelical church and its rightwing pastor for damages for spreading coronavirus in the city and environs.
The city government filed a claim against the Sarang Jeil church with the Seoul Central District Court on Sept. 18 seeking W4.62 billion in compensation (US$ 1= W1,161).
” Coronavirus spread out not just in Seoul but across the nation, due to the Sarang Jeil church’s refusal to go through screening and sending false files,” a city authorities said.
The damage estimate includes losses from decreased public transportation usage due to worries of infection, and overtime payments for public servants who had to track down church members who participated in an enormous anti-government rally in downtown Seoul on Aug.15
According to city officials, by Sept. 17 some 641 infections had been traced straight to the church, most of whose members are elderly, resulting in W330 million in treatment expenses, W660 million in help to people in self-isolation, W1.
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