Since the initial confirmed cases from February 2020 onwards, Shincheonji Church has expressed its sorrow at the hurt and concern caused by COVID-19 on Korean citizens and has pledged to work in close cooperation with the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) to overcome this difficult situation and help find a vaccine.

Chairman Man Hee Lee (photo above) has encouraged active participation from members who have completely recovered to donate their plasma through a letter dated August 25th by saying, “Let us lead the effort in plasma donation so that the blood (plasma) of the congregation members who have been atoned for their sins by the blood of Jesus can be used for overcoming COVID-19 for the citizens and the country.”

August 27th - Shincheonji Church of Jesus, Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (Shincheonji) announced that the Daegu Athletic Center will hold the second group plasma donation to continue the development of COVID-19 treatment from August 27th to September 4th.

Kwon Jun-wook, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (KCDC) Deputy Director, said in a briefing, "I am grateful to Daegu City for providing a place for group blood donation and to the members of Shincheonji, a religious group in Daegu who revealed their intention to participate in the donation of plasma."

The country has reported 441 new COVID-19 cases today, including 434 local infections, the highest since the outbreak in March, raising the total infected to 18,706.

According to Shincheonji, a total of 1,100 members of the Daegu Church, who have been completely cured of COVID-19, will participate in the plasma donation. Earlier on July 13-17th, 628 members of the Daegu Church participated in the plasma donation. This will bring the total to 1,728 participants from the church.

In a letter on the 25th, Lee Man-Hee, Chairman of the church, said, “Let's take the lead in plasma donation so that the blood of the saints who have been condemned by Jesus' blood can be used to defeat COVID-19."

"The Shincheonji Church of Jesus has not forgotten its apologies for causing harm to the people from a large number of confirmed cases between February and March," a Shincheonji official said. "We will continue to work closely with the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to make every effort to defeat COVID-19."