South Korean Church Causes COVID-19 Outbreak by Administering Saltwater in Members’ Mouths (Photos)
A South Korean church has been hit by the coronavirus after 46 members, including the pastor and his wife, tested positive for the virus.
Local reports indicate that they contracted the virus after an official failed to sanitize a saltwater spray bottle used to administer inside their mouths, believing it would help prevent the spread of the virus.
Surveillance footage from the River of Grace Community Church in Gyeonggi Province, south of Seoul, shows a church official inserting the spray bottle deep into the mouth of each follower during a prayer gathering attended by approximately 100 followers on March 1 and March 8.
Lee Hee-young, co-chief of the Gyeonggi Province COVID-19 Emergency Response team, stated, “It’s been confirmed that they put the nozzle of the spray bo...