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“It is a video that is not face to face, but I am happy to be able to worship in church.”
Due to the reproliferation of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in the metropolitan area, the allowed number of churches that only allowed remote worship since the 19th of last month increased slightly from the 20th, and the number of members who visited the church increased. Although the government has agreed to the religious community’s request, some point out that care must be taken to ensure there are no violations of quarantine guidelines when Corona 19 is still unsafe.
At around 11 am on the 20th, about 700 members came to Yeouido Full Gospel Church in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul to attend the service. According to government guidelines, a maximum of 49 people was allowed in large chapels with 300 seats or more, and a maximum of 20 people in those with fewer than 300 people. All were in a non-presential manner in which the video of the service in the main hall was transmitted to each chapel in real time. A church official said: “Only members who applied in advance online were allowed to attend, and we are strictly following quarantine rules, such as wearing masks and keeping their distance.”
At the same time, a large church in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, also had a long list of members who attended non-face-to-face worship. Church members entered the chapel at some distance after checking for fever and checking the QR code. One church member said, “It’s been a long time since I’ve been looking for a church, so I arrived 50 minutes before the service started and waited.” “I am very excited to be able to see the service together at church, even if it is not face to face.” A large church official said: “I felt uncomfortable when I saw church members who had not been able to enter the church and watched video services on a nearby staircase, etc., but now I was relieved. The Korean Federation of Churches also welcomed: “As government guidelines limiting the number of people to 20, regardless of the size of the church, were relaxed, it was effective that each church could receive more worship staff in accordance with the situation”. Some say it is a non-face service, but there are voices of concern about the increase in attendance. One of the quarantine officials in the metropolitan area noted: “It is only to view the video in a non-face-to-face way, and is it the same as 50 people staying in a confined space? Mr. A (56), who attended a worship service at a large church in Gangdong-gu, Seoul, said, “I am well aware that some people have poor eyes. Thing”.
An official from the quarantine authorities said: “This measure is to maintain the principle of worship not face to face, but to lower the standard of worship in person to minimize the possibility of infection.” Emphasized.
Reporter Cho Eung-hyung [email protected]
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