Churches Try To Prevent Local Coronavirus Outbreak

Churches Try To Prevent Local Coronavirus Outbreak

As coronavirus continues to spread through the u.s.?

Governor beshear is urging all churches to cancel sunday services.

He's hoping this will prevent more cases from popping up in kentucky.

44news reporter joylyn bukovac spent the day finding out what plans are in place among congregation s in the tr?

State.

Several churches in the tr?state haven't decided if service will be cancelle?

But many church officials are trying to stay ahead of the spreading of all sicknesses.

"we are not shaking hands.

We are fist bumping and we are calling it a holy wave just to wave at one another as a greeting but."

"we are trying to be cautious and aware but not fearful."

"there is a lot of fear out there.

We want to be people who offer hope in the midst of that fear."

Kentucky governo?

Andy beshea?

Is advising all churche?

Across the bluegras?

To cancel service?

During an uptick in confirmed coronavirus cases.

Nearly 10 kentuckians have caught the virus.

"i think people want a sense of peace and hope in this time and that's why we are here."

So fa?

The virus has not made it's way to the tr?

State.

"we are going to have church.

We are going to have services, but we are going to take the proper precautions."

"pastor jeff ferguson is encouraging everyone who's feeling under the weather to stay home, but if you are feeling sick, you can tune in on facebook."

"all of our sunday services at 10:30 are facebook live so we give that avenue as well for people who want to be engaged."

"and we are monitoring the situation.

We have plans in place if we need to implement those."

In the meantim?

The community is hoping for a painless end to flu season and the coronavirus outbreak.

Even with hand sanitizer being sold out in many store?

Some churches still have enough for sunday and they are encouraging their parishioners to practice good hygiene in efforts of stopping the spread of germs. "our volunteers are going to be washing their hands.

Our kids are going to be washing their hands before and after snack.

Things like that."

Remember the biggest threat to evryone's health right now is the flu... the same healthy habits practiced during flu season will help protect you from the coronavirus.

In kentucky, jb 44news.

One church in owensboro?

Postponing its trip to israel... this comes after the prime minister places a two week quarantine period for all visitors.

Nearly 30 members of walnut memorial baptist church were looking forward to their trip to the middle east in a couple of weeks.

But the deadly virus has now postponed that trip for months.

The group now plans to travel to israel in the fall.

"we have done a lot of preparation.

We have done preparation work of study and then all the planning of it, but we understand this is for the best interest of the group and of the nation and all of those things."

This trip has been in the works for more than a year.

But the church's tour guide is confident the quarantine requirement will be lifted by the fall.

In kentucky?

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