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In South Korea the [[River of Grace Community Church]] in Gyeonggi Province spread the virus after spraying salt water into their members' mouths in the belief that it would kill the virus,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/coronavirus-salt-water-cure-spray-south-korea-church-covid-19-a9404856.html |title=Coronavirus: Nearly 50 church goers infected in South Korea after spraying salt water 'cure' |vauthors=Duncan C |date=16 March 2020 |work=The Independent}}</ref> while the [[Shincheonji Church of Jesus]] in [[Daegu]] where a church leader claimed that no Shincheonji worshipers had caught the virus in February while hundreds died in Wuhan, later caused the biggest spread of the virus in the country.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/world/asia/south-korea-coronavirus-shincheonji.html |vauthors=Sang-Hun C |title='Proselytizing Robots': Inside South Korean Church at Outbreak's Center |date=10 March 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-51695649 |title=Coronavirus: South Korea sect leader to face probe over deaths |date=2 March 2020 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> In Tanzania, President [[John Magufuli]], instead of banning congregations, urged the faithfuls to go to pray in churches and mosques in the belief that it will protect them. He said that COVID-19 is a devil, therefore "cannot survive in the body of Jesus Christ; it will burn" (the "[[Body of Christ|body of Jesus Christ]]" refers to the Christian church).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/tanzanias-leader-urges-people-to-worship-in-throngs-against-coronavirus-11586347200 |title=Tanzania's Leader Urges People to Worship in Throngs Against Coronavirus |vauthors=Bariyo N, Parkinson J |date=8 April 2020 |work=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-52010868 |title=Coronavirus: Why Ghana has gone into mourning after mass funeral ban |date=26 March 2020 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, in March 2020, the [[Church of Greece]] announced that [[Holy Communion]], in which churchgoers eat pieces of bread soaked in wine from the same chalice, would continue as a practice.<ref name="Reuters 9 March">{{cite news |vauthors=Kambas M, Georgiopoulos G |title=In era of coronavirus, Greek church says Holy Communion will carry on |work=Reuters |date=9 March 2020 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-greece-church-idUSKBN20W2N1 |access-date=10 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312174830/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-greece-church-idUSKBN20W2N1 |archive-date=12 March 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Holy Synod#The Greek Holy Synod|Holy Synod]] said Holy Communion "cannot be the cause of the spread of illness", with Metropolitan Seraphim saying the wine was without blemish because it represented the blood and body of Christ, and that "whoever attends Holy Communion is approaching God, who has the power to heal".<ref name="Reuters 9 March" /> The Church refused to restrict Christians from taking Holy Communion,<ref name=dw52742226>{{cite web |publisher=Deutsche Welle |title=Inside Europe: Greek Orthodox Church weighs in on coronavirus |date=13 March 2020 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/inside-europe-greek-orthodox-church-weighs-in-on-coronavirus/av-52742226 |access-date=18 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318181239/https://www.dw.com/en/inside-europe-greek-orthodox-church-weighs-in-on-coronavirus/av-52742226 |archive-date=18 March 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> which was supported by several clerics,<ref name="Brzozowski Michalopoulos 2020">{{cite web |vauthors=Brzozowski A, Michalopoulos S |title=Catholics take measures against coronavirus while Greek Orthodox Church 'prays' |website=euractiv.com |date=9 March 2020 |url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/catholics-take-measures-against-coronavirus-while-greek-orthodox-church-prays/ |access-date=18 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318181234/https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/catholics-take-measures-against-coronavirus-while-greek-orthodox-church-prays/ |archive-date=18 March 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> some politicians, and health professionals.<ref name="Brzozowski Michalopoulos 2020" /><ref name="ref 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.heise.de/tp/features/Corona-Panik-nur-fuer-Unglaeubige-4678649.html |title=Corona-Panik nur für Ungläubige? |trans-title=Corona panic only for unbelievers? |vauthors=Aswestopoulos W |website=heise online |date=9 March 2020 |language=de |access-date=18 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310205222/https://www.heise.de/tp/features/Corona-Panik-nur-fuer-Unglaeubige-4678649.html |archive-date=10 March 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> The Greek Association of Hospital Doctors criticized these professionals for putting their religious beliefs before science.<ref name="Brzozowski Michalopoulos 2020" /> A review of the medical publications on the subject, published by a Greek physician, claims that the transmission of any infectious disease through the Holy Communion has never been documented. This controversy divided the Greek society, the politics and medical experts.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Anyfantakis D |title=Holy Communion and Infection Transmission: A Literature Review. |journal=Cureus |date=2020 |volume=12 |issue=6 |pages=e8741 |doi=10.7759/cureus.8741 |doi-access=free |pmid=32714679 |pmc=7377019}}</ref>
The Islamic missionary movement [[Tablighi Jamaat]] organised [[Ijtema]] mass gatherings in [[2020 Tablighi Jamaat COVID-19 hotspot in Malaysia|Malaysia]], [[2020 Tablighi Jamaat coronavirus hotspot in Delhi|India]], and [[2020 Tablighi Jamaat coronavirus hotspot in Pakistan|Pakistan]] whose participants believed that God will protect them, causing the biggest rise in COVID-19 cases in these and other countries.<ref name="NYT mosque">{{cite news |date=17 March 2020 |title=How Mass Pilgrimage at Malaysian Mosque Became Coronavirus Hotspot |work=Reuters |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-malaysia-mosque/how-mass-pilgrimage-at-malaysian-mosque-became-coronavirus-hotspot-idUKKBN2142V5 |url-status=live |access-date=2 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404204957/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-malaysia-mosque/how-mass-pilgrimage-at-malaysian-mosque-became-coronavirus-hotspot-idUKKBN2142V5 |archive-date=4 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="pakistan tablighi">{{cite news |date=26 March 2020 |title='God Will Protect Us': Coronavirus Spreads Through an Already Struggling Pakistan |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/world/asia/pakistan-coronavirus-tablighi-jamaat.html |url-access=limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512040010/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/world/asia/pakistan-coronavirus-tablighi-jamaat.html |archive-date=12 May 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=1445 out of 4067 Covid-19 cases linked to Tablighi Jamaat: Health Ministry |work=Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/1-445-out-of-4-067-covid-19-cases-linked-to-tablighi-jamaat-health-ministry/story-eK8oimpTN6qCZcnUAYlrDN.html}}</ref> In Iran, the head of [[Fatima Masumeh Shrine]] encouraged pilgrims to visit the shrine despite calls to close the shrine, saying that they "consider this holy shrine to be a place of healing".<ref>{{cite news |date=27 February 2020 |title=Iran cleric encourages visitors to Qom religious sites, despite coronavirus fears |work=Middle East Monitor |url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200227-iran-cleric-encourages-visitors-to-qom-religious-sites-despite-coronavirus-fears/ |url-status=live |access-date=3 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303165907/https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200227-iran-cleric-encourages-visitors-to-qom-religious-sites-despite-coronavirus-fears/ |archive-date=3 March 2020}}</ref> In [[Somalia]], myths have spread claiming [[Muslims]] are immune to the virus.<ref>{{cite news |date=22 April 2020 |title=Ramadan in Somalia: fears coronavirus cases will climb as gatherings continue |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/apr/22/ramadan-in-somalia-fears-coronavirus-cases-will-climb-as-gatherings-continue |access-date=23 April 2020 |vauthors=Hujale M}}</ref>
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