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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.
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" h' Z: |5 P3 j, u+ Y' y6 W% i+ ZThe 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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Some 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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' D& H. ]+ O. A! tA 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.; b4 t3 Z% _( ^
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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.
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, J7 o1 C0 N2 b! V# j: h. }' DSwine 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.' W* Q4 l/ @" M8 t" G
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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。
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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。
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, ]) }% v2 A2 J, h( [5 w6 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。" V" q, U! V* ?5 Y
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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。
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, s+ o! e& Q7 t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。
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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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