Many churches in Shanghai issued emergency notices suspending gatherings as six local COVID-19 cases were reported in Huangpu District on Thursday.
The closed churches included Moore Memorial Church, All Saints Church, Pure Heart Church, Huizhong Church in Huangpu District, Fitch Memorial Church, Gospel Church in Pudong New Area, and Grace Church, New Grace Church in Jing'an District. Others like Xinjing Church, Huxi Church in Changning District, Transfiguration Church in Qingpu District, and Beiqiao Jesus Church in Minhang District were also shut down.
While the on-site gatherings were suspended in accordance with government health department requirements, Grace Baptist Church and Grace of China Church stated that they would hold online Sunday worship services and place their messages on their WeChat official accounts. They urged the believers to pray for the pandemic, listen to the online sermons at home on time with reverence and protect themselves against the virus.
In the Huangpu District of Shanghai, the Zhaotong Road residential area on the south side of Fuzhou Road was declared a medium-risk area. Local churches reminded the congregation members to avoid nonessential travel and protect themselves if they went out.
Shanghai found six local confirmed COVID-19 cases which were all in Huangpu district on January 21. At present, 74 close contacts in this city had been traced and placed under quarantine for medical observation, according to a report from the Shanghai Municipal Construction Committee on Friday.
(The original article is published by Gospel Times.)
-Translated by Abigail Wu
2021年1月21日，上海黄浦区发现6例本土确证病例。为了防控需要，根据有关部门要求，上海基督教黄浦区沐恩堂、诸圣堂、清心堂、惠中堂，浦东新区鸿德堂、福音堂，静安区怀恩堂、新恩堂，长宁区新泾礼拜堂、沪西堂，青浦易容显光堂，闵行区北桥耶稣堂等多家教堂均发布暂停聚会的紧急通知。
暂停实地聚会的同时，怀恩堂、惠中堂等表示，教会仍会预备线上主日崇拜，并于微信公众号推送，希望信徒准时在家中收听，用心灵和诚实敬拜主。也提醒大家科学防疫，加强自我防护，为疫情代祷。
目前，上海黄浦区昭通路居民区（福州路以南区域）已被列为中风险地区，教会也提醒大家尽量减少外出，出门做好自身防护工作。
据上海市建委22日通报，2021年1月21日0—24时，新增本地新冠肺炎确诊病例6例，均住在黄浦区，目前，已追踪到本市密切接触者74人，均已落实集中隔离观察。
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上海发现本土确证病例 沐恩堂等多家教堂发布通知暂停聚会
Many churches in Shanghai issued emergency notices suspending gatherings as six local COVID-19 cases were reported in Huangpu District on Thursday.
The closed churches included Moore Memorial Church, All Saints Church, Pure Heart Church, Huizhong Church in Huangpu District, Fitch Memorial Church, Gospel Church in Pudong New Area, and Grace Church, New Grace Church in Jing'an District. Others like Xinjing Church, Huxi Church in Changning District, Transfiguration Church in Qingpu District, and Beiqiao Jesus Church in Minhang District were also shut down.
While the on-site gatherings were suspended in accordance with government health department requirements, Grace Baptist Church and Grace of China Church stated that they would hold online Sunday worship services and place their messages on their WeChat official accounts. They urged the believers to pray for the pandemic, listen to the online sermons at home on time with reverence and protect themselves against the virus.
In the Huangpu District of Shanghai, the Zhaotong Road residential area on the south side of Fuzhou Road was declared a medium-risk area. Local churches reminded the congregation members to avoid nonessential travel and protect themselves if they went out.
Shanghai found six local confirmed COVID-19 cases which were all in Huangpu district on January 21. At present, 74 close contacts in this city had been traced and placed under quarantine for medical observation, according to a report from the Shanghai Municipal Construction Committee on Friday.
(The original article is published by Gospel Times.)
-Translated by Abigail Wu
Shanghai Churches Suspend Public Services Due to COVID-19 Crisis
