4,000 Recovered COVID-19 Church and NGO Members in South Korea Declare Donation of $83 Billion Worth Plasma for Cure
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By Rainbow Writer in South Korea
A SOUTH Korea-based religious group named the Shincheonji Church of Jesus and a world peace NGO named Heavenly Culture World Peace Restoration of Light(HWPL) said that over 4,000 members recovered from COVID-19 are willing to donate plasma for developing a new treatment.
The amount of blood will be about $83 billion worth if the 4,000 patients donate 500ml individually, according to the current transaction in the United States.
“It is difficult to accelerate developing medicine for COVID-19 with only 200 recovered patients who expressed their will to donate blood. The massive donation from the recovered patients in the Shincheonji Church will solve the problem of the lack of blood for research,” said an official from Green Cross Pharma, a biopharmaceutical company in South Korea.
For the first quarter of this year, the rapid virus spread hit the church members in Daegu of South Korea, where the early signs of the crisis appeared with the controversy over the massive visitors from China before the infection of church members.
Mr. Man Hee Lee, a founder of the Shincheonji Church and a chairman of HWPL, said that members of the church are advised to donate plasma voluntarily. “As Jesus sacrificed himself with his blood for life, we hope that the blood of people can bring positive effects on overcoming the current situation,” said Mr. Lee.
“We had a discussion with the health authorities and tried to establish a plan with details for donation. Some of the recovered members have already donated individually, feeling thankful for the assistance from the government and medical teams. They expressed their will to make a contribution to the society,” said an official in the church.
“Even during the times of health crisis, HWPL will continue to make efforts to preserve the seeds of peace planted around the globe so that they may bloom into a lasting legacy of peace for future generations Also, please pray for the recovery of the global community and for the health and safety of peace volunteers HWPL will also do its best to help” said the director of the HWPL.
HWPL is a South Korea-based NGO registered in UN ECOSOC and executes global peacebuilding campaigns with initiatives of international law for peace, interfaith dialogue and peace education.
In Africa, including Zambia, HWPL has carried out various peace activities such as peace walks, Peace education and cultural campaigns such as Together Campaigns to increase public awareness of peace in tandem with civil society organizations.
South Korea reported 12,757 confirmed cases and 282 deaths from COVID-19.
