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! W# c/ D" G" N* ~! q9 u* `, J+ a7 T( wLONDON — 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.& y: I/ ?7 d' J: j/ l: ?
4 t: B7 Z; D* V9 `) jThe 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.! V+ j$ y: I9 `! I) s: X7 {: }
5 `* Z- H. X# B, T/ p+ N' ?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.; W9 {. m6 a$ F! _; A% h% f: G/ T
8 ]( V. [, H+ Y* e; H6 pA 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.
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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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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., I/ D( N- {6 @) p# Z
) a) @% r; J. ]# ^5 T/ G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。& s- ^: [, C! k( f1 H% x% D
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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。$ j% `. y' \& D3 N y
. _. [: U% r* a- V+ N, j, 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。* t, x! P+ G0 i! V$ T, c- `- ^
7 u( k7 V9 d A# w) E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。# J7 s" B8 K7 \0 b! R6 [: F
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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。
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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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