Churches Respond To Coronavirus Threat

Churches Respond To Coronavirus Threat
Churches Respond To Coronavirus Threat

Church gatherings are popular amongst Batswana, but with the number of people being diagnosed with the coronavirus soaring to 51 by Sunday morning in South Africa, some churches have taken a cautious decision to suspend some of their local activities.

The Botswana Union Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventists has put out a statement to its denominations to temporarily suspend major gatherings other than normal church worship.

“In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), which has now been declared by the World Heath Organisation as a pandemic, it has since become necessary to implement certain measures to assist in the prevention of the spread of the coronavirus,” a statement from the Union Headquarters read.

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