Churches in China’s southeastern coastal Zhejiang Province participated in anti-epidemic volunteer activities with donations amid the second wave of COVID-19.
Besides the volunteer efforts of the local officials and healthcare workers, Rev. Xu Yaojin, chairman of Yiwu CC&TSPM, advised believers to stay at home with the collection of information from people to reflect their demands. Pastor Huo Pengfei from New Grace Church participated in nucleic acid sampling, while members of Tonghui Church joined in the distribution of materials and assisted with nucleic acid testing, Yiwu CC&TSPM said.
Responding to the donation initiative of Yiwu CC&TSPM on August 16, Suxi Church donated three times to staff on duty in Suxi Town and Xishanxia Expressway bayonet fruit and food totaling 12,000 yuan, with Gracious (Ci’en in Chinese) Church sending self-heating rice and mineral water to community workers.
There were no new positive cases in Yiwu from 9 pm on August 20 to 9 am the next day. Since the latest outbreak occurred on August 2, the city which is famous for the world’s largest small commodities market has reported 91 confirmed cases and 619 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases, said Yiwu Command Center for COVID-19 control and prevention.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
8.2疫情以来，义乌市教会投身疫情防控工作，参加志愿服务、捐献物资。
义乌市基督教两会自疫情发生以来，就同广大奋战在疫情一线的党员干部、医护人员一起，同向同行，积极参加志愿服务工作。义乌市基督教两会主席徐耀进牧师引导信众居家静守，收集基层信息反映群众需求。霍鹏飞等工作人员参与核酸采样工作，通惠堂的信徒到所在社区参与物资发放、核酸采样引导等工作,据义乌市基督教会。
8月16日，义乌市基督教两会发出《关于为抗击新冠肺炎疫情防控募捐的倡议》，号召全市基督教各堂点组织捐款，基督教苏溪堂前后三次为苏溪镇、西山下高速卡口值班人员等工作人员送去水果、食品等物资，共计一万两千元。基督教赐恩堂向奋战在社区工作人员送上了自烧饭和矿泉水等物资。
8月20日21时至8月21日9时，义乌市无新增新冠病毒阳性感染者。“8·2”疫情发生以来，义乌市累计报告本土新冠病毒阳性感染者710例，其中91例新冠肺炎确诊病例、619例新冠肺炎无症状感染者,据义乌市新冠肺炎疾控指挥部。https://www.gospeltimes.cn/article/index/id/64113
浙江义乌市基督教两会助力疫情防控
Churches in China’s southeastern coastal Zhejiang Province participated in anti-epidemic volunteer activities with donations amid the second wave of COVID-19.
Besides the volunteer efforts of the local officials and healthcare workers, Rev. Xu Yaojin, chairman of Yiwu CC&TSPM, advised believers to stay at home with the collection of information from people to reflect their demands. Pastor Huo Pengfei from New Grace Church participated in nucleic acid sampling, while members of Tonghui Church joined in the distribution of materials and assisted with nucleic acid testing, Yiwu CC&TSPM said.
Responding to the donation initiative of Yiwu CC&TSPM on August 16, Suxi Church donated three times to staff on duty in Suxi Town and Xishanxia Expressway bayonet fruit and food totaling 12,000 yuan, with Gracious (Ci’en in Chinese) Church sending self-heating rice and mineral water to community workers.
There were no new positive cases in Yiwu from 9 pm on August 20 to 9 am the next day. Since the latest outbreak occurred on August 2, the city which is famous for the world’s largest small commodities market has reported 91 confirmed cases and 619 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases, said Yiwu Command Center for COVID-19 control and prevention.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
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