United Peoples Fellowship Church fights Corona virus with prayers

Hyderabad: A church in Hyderabad is trying to fight the deadly Corona virus with prayers.

While the virus has been causing havoc around the world, including India, the United Peoples Fellowship Church in Ramnagar, Hyderabad, has decided to conduct prayers for 21 days, beginning 3 February, order to stop the outbreak.

The prayers will be held three times a day – 4-7 am in the morning, 10 am to 1 pm in the afternoon, and 6-8:30 pm in the evening.

Corona virus, which originated in China, has killed over 304 people in China and has spread to at least 24 countries, including Germany and the United States. A total of 14,380 cases have been reported from all the 24 countries and territories.

On 1 February, families of 324 Indian students heaved a sigh of relief after their children came home in a special Air India Boeing 747. All of them are being closely observed. Meanwhile, India has suspended online visa for Chinese citizens.

Kerala confirmed its second case of Corona virus, a student who returned from Wuhan university in China on 26 January. She has been kept in isolation at the Alapuzha medical college.