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Australia correspondent, @nytimes. Previously: Live/Breaking news correspondent, @latimes in Seoul & SoCal. Reach me at vkim (at) https://t.co/pdtcuvAv4k

Mar 15, 2020, 5 tweets

Now that #Patient31 is trending outside of South Korea, here's my story about her and how South Korea dealt with it. Safe to say, you don't want to be Patient 31.

latimes.com/world-nation/s…

And if you want to read more about the fringe religious sect/"cult" she was a part of, the Shincheonji Church of Jesus:
latimes.com/world-nation/s…

Religious leaders, you don't want to be Shincheonji either, and have your services lead to thousands being infected. Just saying.

You don't want to be this guy either, making a list and calling all those you potentially infected, from @Noahbierman's story out if DC:

latimes.com/politics/story…

#Patient31 has been infamous for some time in South Korea after she was infected mid-February. She's given interviews in her own defense (through coughs) after much vilification and rumora. Here's one, no English subtitles unfortunately.

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