Many churches in Gansu Province and Shanghai have suspended in-person gatherings.
On Tuesday, Lanzhou Municipal CC&TSPM issued a notice on its public WeChat account, saying that all churches in Lanzhou City would implement the "double suspension" measures from March 7, which refers to suspending the opening of places of worship and group religious gatherings.
From 14:00 to 24:00 on March 7, Gansu Province found four local confirmed COVID-19 cases (three in Lanzhou), one asymptomatic COVID-19 case, and seven imported COVID-19 cases. According to the Health Commission of the Gansu Province, as of 24:00 on March 7, a total of 22 local COVID-19 cases were detected in this round of record.
On March 7, Grace of the God Church in Shanghai Pudong New Area announced the suspensions of this week's prayer meeting and youth gathering.
Next day, Xinjing Church in Shanghai issued a notice that due to the need for pandemic prevention and control, the maximum number of Sunday worshippers will be limited to 30% of the capacity of the place starting from March 13.
On the same day, Transfiguration Church in Qingpu District, Shanghai, issued a notice that it would cease all in-person gatherings from that day on. During the suspension, the content of the church’s Sunday worship will be pushed on the WeChat account at 8 am on Sunday.
The Shanghai Municipal Health Commission reported on Wednesday that on March 8 there were three new local confirmed COVID-19 cases, 62 new local asymptomatic COVID-19 cases, 26 new imported COVID-19 cases, and ten new imported asymptomatic COVID-19 cases.
- Translated by Stephen Huang
3月8日，甘肃兰州市基督教两会通过微信公众号发布通知，兰州市全市所有教堂将自3月7日起施行“双暂停”措施。
3月7日14-24时甘肃新增4例本土新冠肺炎确诊病例（3例在兰州）、1例无症状感染者、7例境外输入性新冠肺炎确诊病例。据甘肃市健康卫生委员会（Health Commission of Gansu Province），截至3月7日24时，本轮疫情全省共确诊本土新冠肺炎病例22例。
3月8日，上海市基督教新泾礼拜堂发布通知，因疫情防控需要，该堂将于3月13日起限制主日崇拜人数，最高人数限制在场所容纳量的30%。
3月7日，上海市浦东新区基督教灵恩堂发布通知，由于疫情原因，该堂将暂停本周祷告会和香柏木青年聚会。
3月8日，青浦易容显光堂发布通知，该堂即日起暂停一切实地聚会活动。聚会暂停期间，该堂主日崇拜将在每周日上午8点推送。
上海市卫健委今早（9日）通报：2022年3月8日0—24时，新增本土新冠肺炎确诊病例3例和无症状感染者62例，新增境外输入性新冠肺炎确诊病例26例和无症状感染者10例。
甘肃，上海教会暂停实体聚会
Many churches in Gansu Province and Shanghai have suspended in-person gatherings.
On Tuesday, Lanzhou Municipal CC&TSPM issued a notice on its public WeChat account, saying that all churches in Lanzhou City would implement the "double suspension" measures from March 7, which refers to suspending the opening of places of worship and group religious gatherings.
From 14:00 to 24:00 on March 7, Gansu Province found four local confirmed COVID-19 cases (three in Lanzhou), one asymptomatic COVID-19 case, and seven imported COVID-19 cases. According to the Health Commission of the Gansu Province, as of 24:00 on March 7, a total of 22 local COVID-19 cases were detected in this round of record.
On March 7, Grace of the God Church in Shanghai Pudong New Area announced the suspensions of this week's prayer meeting and youth gathering.
Next day, Xinjing Church in Shanghai issued a notice that due to the need for pandemic prevention and control, the maximum number of Sunday worshippers will be limited to 30% of the capacity of the place starting from March 13.
On the same day, Transfiguration Church in Qingpu District, Shanghai, issued a notice that it would cease all in-person gatherings from that day on. During the suspension, the content of the church’s Sunday worship will be pushed on the WeChat account at 8 am on Sunday.
The Shanghai Municipal Health Commission reported on Wednesday that on March 8 there were three new local confirmed COVID-19 cases, 62 new local asymptomatic COVID-19 cases, 26 new imported COVID-19 cases, and ten new imported asymptomatic COVID-19 cases.
- Translated by Stephen Huang
Churches in Gansu, Shanghai Suspend In-Person Gatherings
