Churches in two cities of China's eastern Fujian Province have been closed early this week amid a new round of coronavirus.
According to the Shenzhen Health Commission, the Fujian government said in a press conference on Tuesday that nucleic acid testing began to be conducted for all people in the cities of Putian and Xiamen. From September 10 to 14, the province reported a total of 139 local positive cases, including 120 confirmed cases of coronavirus (75 in Putian, 12 in Quanzhou, and the rest in Xiamen), and 19 asymptomatic carriers all in Putian.
This Monday, Xiamen CC&TSPM announced the implementation of "double suspensions", which refers to "closing religious activity sites and suspending religious group gatherings", followed by announcements of halts to in-person services from New District Church, Zhushu Church, and Trinity Church in Xiamen.
In accordance with the requirement of Quanzhou Municipal CC&TSPM on September 13, Quannan Church in Quanzhou, Fujian, on Tuesday announced the suspension of Sunday services and all gatherings from Monday to Friday till further notice. The church also reminded its members to attend online worship services and abide by the requirements on COVID-19 control and prevention.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
据深圳卫健委， 9月14日，福建召开新闻发布会介绍疫情防控最新情况。
9月10日至9月14日8时，福建省累计报告本土阳性感染者139例， 其中确诊病例120例 （莆田市75例、泉州市12例、厦门市33例），无症状感染者19例 （均在莆田市）。福建莆田、厦门启动全市全员核酸检测。
9月13日，厦门市基督教两会发布通知，全市各堂点自即日起实行“双暂停”（即暂停主日及周间一切线下聚会；教堂暂停对外开放）措施。
厦门新区堂、竹树堂于13日、三一堂于14日陆续发布通知，即日起暂停主日及周间一切线下聚会，
9月14日，福建泉州泉南堂发布通知，接市基督教两会9月13日通知，该堂自通告发出即日起暂停主日及周间所有线下聚会，暂停对外开放，恢复时间视疫情情况另行通知。望信徒积极配合做好疫情防控工作，有序参加线上敬拜。
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因疫情影响，厦门全市各堂点和泉州全南堂实行“双暂停”措施
Churches in two cities of China's eastern Fujian Province have been closed early this week amid a new round of coronavirus.
According to the Shenzhen Health Commission, the Fujian government said in a press conference on Tuesday that nucleic acid testing began to be conducted for all people in the cities of Putian and Xiamen. From September 10 to 14, the province reported a total of 139 local positive cases, including 120 confirmed cases of coronavirus (75 in Putian, 12 in Quanzhou, and the rest in Xiamen), and 19 asymptomatic carriers all in Putian.
This Monday, Xiamen CC&TSPM announced the implementation of "double suspensions", which refers to "closing religious activity sites and suspending religious group gatherings", followed by announcements of halts to in-person services from New District Church, Zhushu Church, and Trinity Church in Xiamen.
In accordance with the requirement of Quanzhou Municipal CC&TSPM on September 13, Quannan Church in Quanzhou, Fujian, on Tuesday announced the suspension of Sunday services and all gatherings from Monday to Friday till further notice. The church also reminded its members to attend online worship services and abide by the requirements on COVID-19 control and prevention.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Fujian Churches Close amid New Round of COVID-19
