A Coronavirus Update

Thank you everyone for reaching out to me about the children and those we serve. In spite of all the upheavals there is good news!

Qinghai Province has had eighteen confirmed Covid-19 cases, all of whom have fully recovered and been discharged from hospital. Our Children's Homes in Huangnan, Guoluo, Hainan and Haixi are located outside of designated epidemic control areas and their surrounding populations all returned to work in mid-February. The children in our Xining Children's Home are also safe and protected. This is due in large part to officers from Civil Affairs, who have been ceaseless in making sure we have all we need, and our local partner who quickly enforced a strict ‘staff only' access policy and postponed all outings.

Meanwhile, in Hong Kong, our Government also acted decisively, which resulted in only 256 people infected - of whom ninety-eight have already been discharged from hospital. With the political unrest and now COVID-19 it has affected every aspect of our lives, and many gatherings or activities have been cancelled or postponed. To safeguard against an outbreak of CV19 in our own offices, most of Christian Action's staff are now working remotely.

Please stay safe and take sufficient precautions to fight against this infectious virus, and thank you for your love, prayers and financial contributions.

Siew Mei