SOME churches have indefinitely cancelled services and religious rites that involve mass gatherings while others are limiting the number of people that can attend a service in light of the threat posed by Covid-19.

A number of churches have opted to live-stream services so that congregants can watch from home.

The Catholic Church in Zimbabwe has indefinitely suspended obligatory Mass for the vulnerable and banned some traditional church rituals such as shaking hands and receiving communion with one’s tongue to contain spread of coronavirus.

Churches that include Apostolic Faith Mission, Harvest House International, Celebration Church and Word of Life have resolved to split services to ensure there are no more than 100 congregants at any given event.

The Church of Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Zimbabwe has already called off services
following instructions from church leaders in Utah, United States of America, who have suspended all worship globally following the spread of the coronavirus.

Zimbabwe has not recorded any case of the coronavirus.

However, the Government declared the coronavirus a State of National Disaster and postponed major social events including the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), the 40th Independence Day celebrations, religious and public gatherings of more than 100 people for the next 60 days.-State media