Chengdu Churches Close Two Weeks After Recording COVID-19 Cases

随着成都爆发本土新冠确诊病例，成都多个教堂宣布暂时关闭。

据四川省成都市卫健委消息，自7月27日21时至28日18时，新增5例本土确诊病例，1例无症状感染者，其中5人为张家界返蓉人员，1人为关联病例。截至7月28日15时，成都两区域升级为中风险地区，分别是成都市青羊区光华街道优品道曦岸、成都市高新区石羊街道都城雅颂居。

成都市恩光堂、光音堂、上翔堂陆续发布通知，决定自通知发布即日起，教堂实施暂停对外开放及暂停聚集性宗教活动的“双暂停”措施。同时该堂呼吁广大信徒不信谣、不传谣，配合做好疫情防控工作，复堂时间有待后续通知。

Several churches in Chengdu have announced temporary closures as new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the city.

According to the Chengdu Municipal Health Commission of Sichuan Province, five new local cases, including one asymptomatic infected person, were confirmed between 9 p.m. on 27th of July to 6 p.m. on 28th of July. Five of them were people returning to Chengdu from Zhangjiajie, and one associated case. As of 3 pm on 28th of July, two areas in Chengdu have been upgraded to medium risk areas, namely Xi'an, Youpin Road, Guanghua Street, Qingyang District, and Yasongju, Capital City, Shiyang Street, High-tech Zone, Chengdu.

Enguang Church, Guangyin Church and Shangxiang Church in Chengdu successively issued notices and decided to suspend the opening of their churches to the outside world as well as religious gatherings from the day of the announcement. At the same time, the church called on the majority of believers to not believe or spread rumors, and to cooperate with the epidemic prevention and control work. The time of resumption of the church would be subsequently announced.