Ma'anshan Closes All Religious Venues Due to COVID-19

安徽马鞍山市天主教和基督教发布通知，称自2021年1月15日零时起，全市所有宗教活动场所讲暂停开放。

2021年1月13日，该通知由马鞍山市基督教三自爱国运动委员会&基督教协会、马鞍山市天主教爱国会、马鞍山市佛教协会和马鞍山市伊斯兰教协会联合发布。

通知说：“根据省市有关工作要求，经研究决定自2021年1月15日零时起，全市所有宗教活动场所暂停开放，暂停集体宗教活动，恢复开放时间另行通知。”

文件继续说道：“希望广大信众少外出、勤洗手、戴口罩，加强个人防护，不去人员密集场所，积极配合党委政府做好疫情防控工作！”

http://www.gospeltimes.cn/portal/article/index/id/55011

The Catholic and Protestant churches in Ma’anshan, Anhui Province issued a notice stating that all religious venues in the city would be closed from January 15.

The notice was jointly issued on January 13 by the CC&TSPM (Christian Council & Three-Self Patriotic Movement), the Catholic Patriotic Association, the Buddhist Association, and the Islamic Association of Ma'anshan.

The notice said, "All religious activity sites in the city will be temporarily closed, with collective religious activities suspended from January 15, following the guidelines given by the provincial and municipal government. Another announcement will give the time when gatherings will resume."

In the notice, the believers were required to abide by the requirements on COVID-19 prevention and control, such as staying at home instead of going to crowded places, wearing masks, and washing their hands frequently.

(The original article is published by Gospel Times.)

- Translated by Abigail Wu