Egyptian Coptic church suspends all services for a month due to COVID-19

December 6, 2020 Latest Developments Egypt Arab News Article/Blog post by John Schellhase

“The Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt has suspended Sunday schools, meetings and mass services for a month to fight the spread of the coronavirus. Within the past 24 hours, five priests of the Coptic church have died after being infected with the virus.”

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