KHARTOUM - Church leaders in Sudan are asking people to strictly follow government and World Health Organization guidelines this Christmas to avoid spreading the coronavirus. The Reverend Shimal Kuwa, head of the Christ Church in the Isba neighborhood of Khartoum, instructed his clergy to stay home Christmas Eve, but said the church would hold a Christmas service on Friday morning. “Our new strategy for this celebration is that we don’t expect mass gathering, but we as church leaders will be praying tonight. Abuna Mujahid, a leader in the Pentecostal Church of Sudan, said no church should violate the government directives. He said the church would provide soap and water in addition to sanitizers for congregants at the church entrance.

Source: Ethiopian News December 24, 2020 21:22 UTC