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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.4 i0 R" u! X9 p' I5 ^+ n2 y
% J4 M* `4 ^- A$ O2 s: a2 V9 xThe 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.6 D$ L! @/ Q8 `% Y( V9 B
6 b, a d8 e. S$ |; U ] n) F7 c9 Z! dSome 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.- \$ [" p! |6 V7 F. ?
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A 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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/ {. K) M+ i: A JThe 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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: j) ~* Y0 l: m2 K0 g2 {, F8 s- ^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.* S8 _% z h8 l2 Y w/ 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。% h/ p$ m; N3 j+ @8 {" y
! s: @ m- k; l( N0 Y/ ^《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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/ V8 I! i4 l4 K9 v$ G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。0 \# N( W& W% E+ d. K* |
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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。0 O7 @& h1 {3 h5 ^! ]$ }
L3 A; \, q+ ~2 d9 O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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