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LONDON — Some British parishioners are being advised to hug rather than shake hands "as a sign of peace" in measures by churches to try to stop the spread of swine flu, a report said Wednesday.5 K5 e6 W" L: v1 I8 U# O, p0 I
* w. S, @) S/ }# P7 J( i5 }The Church of England has introduced the measure in its Southwark diocese in southeast London as concerns mount about the spead of swine flu in Britain, the Financial Times said.
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% s/ p! W; t+ NSome churches have also begun to allow "intinction" or dipping bread in communion wine rather than sharing the chalice, while others have stopped offering wine altogether, the newspaper said.
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; c" U9 g7 _, F" M: \, nA British bishop has already advised his diocese to suspend holy water from churches in a bid to halt the spread of the A(H1N1) virus.6 }* ^- @4 T' I
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The measures follow ones being introduced in other countries, including in Portugal where church goers are to take communion by having the host placed in their hands, not their mouth.# ]7 T& _) C& ^3 x
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Swine flu has now killed more than 700 people around the globe, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday, as experts debated whether schools should be closed to contain the pandemic.
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本周三有报道称,一些英国教堂建议教区居民用拥抱代替握手来传递“和平的信号”,以防止猪流感的传播。' C6 F$ Y1 R7 u2 x
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《金融时报》说,由于越来越多的人担心猪流感在英国扩散,英国教会在伦敦东南部的南华克主管教区推荐了这一方法。7 N* F3 B, b& j3 I A* P L( H
' T6 O- Z- V8 b报纸上说,有的教堂已经开始允许用面包蘸圣餐酒,不再共用圣餐杯,而其他一些教堂则完全停止供应集体圣餐酒了。7 c; A' J7 B% W9 U
. ?' | t8 a- T& p一位英国主教已经建议他主管教区的教堂暂停供应圣水,从而防止甲型H1N1流感病毒的传播。! c. R1 `7 T1 V4 ]
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这些措施效法了其他国家的做法,例如葡萄牙,那里的教徒领圣餐时是把面包放在手中而不是放进嘴里。0 [) ` d/ f6 F" B5 n- _$ i
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世界卫生组织本周二称,目前猪流感已经在全球夺去了700多人的生命,专家们正在讨论是否应该关闭学校来抑制猪流感的大规模流行。 |
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