4 Churches Cease In-Person Gatherings to Curb Spread of Virus

Holy Word Church, Nanjing, Jiangsu(Gospeltimes.cn)

ByZhang Mengyue February 17, 2022

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Churches in Inner Mongolia and Jiangsu on Wednesday announced the suspension of onsite gatherings due to new local COVID-19 cases.

Tongshun Street Church and Nandian Church in Yuquan District, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, released temporary closures, as the local government reported that the city found three positive COVID-19 cases in the early morning of February 16.

St. Paul's Church in Nanjing, Jiangsu, announced that it would suspend face-to-face gatherings from that day on till further notice, while Holy Word Church in Nanjing said it would be in lockdown for two weeks.

From 12:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., on February 15, Suzhou City in Jiangsu detected three new coronavirus cases. As of 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, the city has found a total of 11 confirmed cases and four asymptomatic cases in the latest outbreak, and all patients were being treated in designated hospitals, Suzhou Municipal People's Government Information Office reported on Wednesday.

- Translated by Abigail Wu