Northeastern Churches Suspend In-Person Services Due to New COVID-19 Outbreak

最近东北多地教会宣布因疫情肆虐而关闭。

辽宁省沈阳市新冠肺炎疫情防控指挥部于8月4日发布的关于重点场所疫情管控的通告中说道，将关闭和暂停部分容易引发疫情传播的场所和活动，因近期，南京、张家界、郑州等多地出现本地病例，传播链已迅速波及多个省（市），并引发多起聚集性疫情。

此外，辽宁的大连市、鞍山市、营口市、铁岭市的开原、昌图、朝阳市的北票等地教会以及黑龙江省、吉林省等地的部分教堂近日也宣布暂停线下实地聚会。

各教会还呼吁会众个人注意防范，响应政府号召，做到没有必要“不出省、不出市”，为中国、为本地、为教会祷告。

（福音时报特约撰稿人综合报道）

http://www.gospeltimes.cn/article/index/id/57318

Recently, many churches in Northeast China said that they would be temporarily closed due to the raging pandemic.

Shenyang Command Center for COVID-19 Control and Prevention in Liaoning announced the suspension of activities in some places where the coronavirus could easily spread, as locally transmitted cases had recently been reported in Nanjing, Zhangjiajie, and Zhengzhou cities, and the chains of transmission had quickly spread to other provinces and cities, causing clusters of cases.

In addition, the same announcements were released by many churches in other places, including some Liaoning cities such as Dalian, Anshan, Yingkou, Kaiyuan in Tieling City, Changtu, and Beipiao in Chaoyang City, as well as some cities in Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces.

The churches also called on the congregations to do personal protection, pray for the country, the local city and churches, and not to travel outside their regions and provinces unless absolutely necessary in response to the government's requests.

(The comprehensive report is originally published by Gospel Times.)

- Translated by Abigail Wu