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"&lt;p&gt;South Korean prosecutors have arrested the elderly leader of a secretive religious sect as part of an investigation into allegations the church hampered the government&amp;apos;s anti-corfonavirus response after thousands of worshipers were infected in February and March.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lee Man-hee, chairman of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, attends at a press conference in Gapyeong, South Korea. (Associated Press)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prosecutors are questioning 88-year-old Lee Man-hee over charges that the Shincheonji Church of Jesus hid some members and under-reported gatherings to avoid broader quarantines.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;More than 5200 of South Korea&amp;apos;s 14,336 confirmed virus cases have been linked to the church.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;South Korea&amp;apos;s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 31 more confirmed cases of COVID-19. At least 23 of the cases were tied to international arrivals.&lt;/p&gt;"
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