Priests warned against close contact during Mass amid coronavirus spreadKenya confirmed the first case of coronavirus on March 13. Announcing the development, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said the patient, a Kenyan woman who had flown in from Ohio, USA, via London to Nairobi, tested positive. The Catholic church has urged its bishops to observe guidelines set to reduce coronavirus spread.Priests have been advised to wash hands during Mass celebrations that involve coming in close contact. "We encourage any person with a cold to voluntarily abstain from Mass until they recover. "Until the coronavirus threat is over, priests have been asked to give the eucharist on the hand, not the mouth as has been the norm.

Source: Standard Digital March 14, 2020 11:15 UTC