On June 3, the Jiangsu CC&TSPM issued a notice on the reopening of churches. The notice included information on the conditions that need to be met, how to improve management and carry out prevention measures. Religious groups need to be responsible and ensure the safety of their worship sites.
According to the notice, Christian venues in the province should continue to work at preventing another outbreak of the coronavirus in the country. The implementation of the "one site, one policy; one site, one precept," requires a scientifically formulated work plan and an emergency plan for the site to be reopened.
With the approval of the local religious affairs department and the local CC&TSPM, churches will be able to reopen from June 2. Places or areas that have not met the conditions reopening, because of issues like poor ventilation or narrow spaces, will need to open at a later time.
Christian churches are required to arrange their activities in accordance with the government requirements. Churches need to control the size and time of meetings and religious activities, reduce unnecessary activities, and in principle not hold large-scale religious activities. They also need to implement guidelines regarding registration for meetings, follow the Suzhou City Code for inspection and verification, take temperatures of those attending meetings, disinfect and clean public facilities, equipment and public spaces
The hours when the church is open need to be flexible, appointments need to made and the flow of personnel restricted. The number of people who can be at the site at any one time need to be controlled so that it does not exceed 50 percent of the pre-pandemic period. Other restrictions also need to be adopted for the church to reopen.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
江苏省基督教两会发布《关于全省基督教活动场所有序恢复开放的通知》
6月3日，江苏省基督教两会发布了《关于全省基督教活动场所有序恢复开放的通知》，内容包括：恢复开放的原则和条件；加强内部管理，做好常态化疫情防控；强化宗教团体指责担当，明确场所主体责任。
据《通知》，全省基督教场所要依持续抓好外防输入、内防反弹工作，按照“一场所一策、一场所一案”的要求，，组织开展培训和演练。在经属地政府宗教事务部门和基督教“两会”批准同意后，自6月2日起，可有序恢复开放。通风不畅、空间狭小等不具备开放条件的场所或区域应暂缓开放。
拟恢复开放的基督教活动场所，要按照疫情防控要求合理安排内部活动，控制会议和集体宗教活动的人员、规模和时间，减少非必要的集体活动，原则上暂不举办大型宗教活动。制定并实施人员登记、“苏康码”检查核验、测验体温及公共设施设备和公共空间消毒保洁等防控措施
实行弹性开放时间，采取实名预约、人员限流等方式，严格控制场所人数，日接待总量不超过非疫情期间接待量的50%，采取单向或分批限行等方式。
On June 3, the Jiangsu CC&TSPM issued a notice on the reopening of churches. The notice included information on the conditions that need to be met, how to improve management and carry out prevention measures. Religious groups need to be responsible and ensure the safety of their worship sites.
According to the notice, Christian venues in the province should continue to work at preventing another outbreak of the coronavirus in the country. The implementation of the "one site, one policy; one site, one precept," requires a scientifically formulated work plan and an emergency plan for the site to be reopened.
With the approval of the local religious affairs department and the local CC&TSPM, churches will be able to reopen from June 2. Places or areas that have not met the conditions reopening, because of issues like poor ventilation or narrow spaces, will need to open at a later time.
Christian churches are required to arrange their activities in accordance with the government requirements. Churches need to control the size and time of meetings and religious activities, reduce unnecessary activities, and in principle not hold large-scale religious activities. They also need to implement guidelines regarding registration for meetings, follow the Suzhou City Code for inspection and verification, take temperatures of those attending meetings, disinfect and clean public facilities, equipment and public spaces
The hours when the church is open need to be flexible, appointments need to made and the flow of personnel restricted. The number of people who can be at the site at any one time need to be controlled so that it does not exceed 50 percent of the pre-pandemic period. Other restrictions also need to be adopted for the church to reopen.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Jiangsu CC&TSPM Says Churches Can be Reopened
