How Scientology is coping with COVID-19 as chairman David Miscavige declares crisis 'hysteria' and 'planetary bullbait' and Tom Cruise and John Travolta have 'special bunkers' at secretive base in California

Daily Mail ^ | 04 02 2020 | Alex Diaz

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Scientology appears to be caught in a 'perfect storm', whistleblowers tell DailyMail.com as they believe the virus could have a devastating impact

Leader David Miscavige branded the COVID-19 crisis as 'hysteria' while vowing to create a safe environment for business to go on as usual

But former highranking member Karen de la Carierre, describes the situation as a 'disaster waiting to happen' for rank and file members

The religion believes illness is a sign of someone being a Potential Trouble Source, meaning infected followers will likely choose to hide their symptoms

Sources who spent years at Scientology's base in Clearwater, Florida, say the 2,000 staff – many of whom are elderly – live in cramped 'death trap' conditions

Members of the church's Sea Org religious order are not making efforts to keep six feet apart from each other, seen here getting off a packed bus in DailyMail.com's exclusive video

DailyMail.com breaks down the Scientology HQs threatened by the virus and what role its VIPs are playing in the crisis – plus, where all its celebs are holed up

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Force you to watch really bad Sci-Fi movies, then throw you into a volcano...