25 February 2020 – Announced testing of Shincheonji sect members

Intervention Categories: Surveillance and response measures; Detecting and isolating cases
Level of Jurisdiction: National

Overview: The Korean government announced it would conduct COVID-19 tests on all members of the Shincheonji sect.

At the time of announcing the policy, 60 percent of all COVID-19 cases in South Korea were linked to a Shincheonji church in Daegu.
Full details here: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200225001552315