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coronavirus allemagne, In the Philippines, Asia's only majority Roman Catholic country, priests avoided physical contact by sprinkling ashes on the heads of the faith instead of making the mark of the cross on their foreheads. “Wherever the ash is placed, on the forehead or on the head, the feeling is the same, it’s uplifting,” Editha Lorenzo, a 49-year-old mother of two wearing a face mask, told The Associated Press in Manila. “It’s better to be cautious,” said churchgoer Evet Accion.
coronavirus allemagne - Catholic nuns sprinkle ash on the head of devotees during Ash Wednesday rites Feb. 26, 2020 in Paranaque, metropolitan Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Bishops in the Philippines have already started suggesting churchgoers refrain from kissing or touching the cross on Good Friday, April 10. “Instead, the faithful are requested to genuflect or make a profound bow as they venerate the cross,” Archbishop Romulo Valles, who heads the bishops’ conference, said. CLICK HERE FOR MORE STORIES ON FAITH
coronavirus allemagne, At least seven American universities have canceled study abroad programs, namely in Italy, which has seen a surge in cases of the deadly coronavirus in recent days. Fairfield University student Kevin Kryzwick is currently studying abroad in Florence, Italy and says most U.S. students are disappointed to be returning home so soon, but glad to be evacuating out of harm's way. Universities across the U.S. have canceled study abroad programs amid the continued spread of the deadly coronavirus, which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan but has since impacted dozens of countries. There are now more than 80,000 individual cases of the novel virus – known as COVID-19 – worldwide, while over 2,700 people have died in the outbreak, according to Wednesday estimates.
coronavirus allemagne - At least seven American universities – Syracuse University, Fairfield University, Elon University, Stanford University, the University of Southern California, Sacred Heart and the University of New Haven – have canceled abroad programs, namely in Italy, which has seen a surge in cases in recent days. AUSTRIA, CROATIA CONFIRM FIRST CORONAVIRUS CASES In a Tuesday statement, the senior vice president for International Programs and Academic Operations at Syracuse University, Steven Bennett, said the university has “made the decision to close the academic program at our Florence campus and assist our students with returning to the United States.”
coronavirus allemagne - “Concerns for the safety, well-being and free movement of the 342 students in our study abroad program in Florence, Italy, have guided this difficult decision, which was also informed by global health experts. We believe this is absolutely necessary to reduce the risk of our students being unable to leave Italy due to Italian containment efforts.” The school’s campus in Florence will close by Sunday, which is the same day students are being asked to fly home to the U.S., ABC News reported.