March 5, 2020
Church Communicates With Workforce on Coronavirus Policies and Guidelines
The Church emailed employees worldwide a series of policies and guidelines surrounding hygiene, travel restrictions and working from home. Read the complete email.
March 3, 2020
Church Encourages Members to Follow Recommendations Issued by WHO and CDC
The Church is encouraging Latter-day Saints to remain healthy during this cold and flu season by taking several precautions recommended by the World Health Organization and United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read more about these guidelines.
February 27, 2020
Leaders and Members Discouraged from Traveling to U.S. for April General Conference
Coronavirus continues to affect missionary work, temple worship, regular Sunday worship, and now the April 2020 general conference. Also, since its initial donation of medical masks, goggles and gowns to China, the Church has received numerous requests for similar assistance. Those requests are being evaluated and addressed as the Church can do so, though its ability to supply and deliver these products is limited by global demand. Read the full statement.
February 21, 2020
Missionaries Continue Precautionary Measures; Weekly Worship Services Adjusted; Taipei and South Korea Temples Close Temporarily
Missionaries who left Hong Kong are completing their 14-day self-isolation and are preparing to depart for their new, temporary assignments. Missionaries in the Cambodia Phnom Penh Mission, Singapore Mission, Thailand Bangkok Mission, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Mission, and missions throughout South Korea have received special instructions to stay safe and healthy. The Church is also evaluating needs of local Latter-day Saints—in some places, members are not gathering for worship services, while in other places they are worshiping on a limited schedule. Also, the Taipei Taiwan Temple has been closed temporarily, and the Seoul Korea Temple will soon temporarily close. Read the full statement.
February 5, 2020
Some Missionaries in Hong Kong Will Not Undergo Quarantine
The Church has learned that some of the missionaries leaving the China Hong Kong Mission will not undergo quarantine at a government facility as previously believed. Therefore, these 17 missionaries (who are citizens of the Philippines) will be isolated and separated from contact with other missionaries for 14 days at the missionary training center in Manila before departing for their new assignments or returning home. Read the full statement.
February 4, 2020
Church Transferring 113 Missionaries Out of Hong Kong
The Church is transferring 113 missionaries out of the China Hong Kong Mission. These missionaries will be temporarily reassigned to other missions or, if they were nearing their scheduled release date, will return home and be honorably released. Twelve additional missionaries who are from Hong Kong will return to their homes and be released from service until the situation has stabilized. Most missionaries will return to their homes and follow guidelines from the World Health Organization, including to self-isolate for 14 days. Read the full statement.
Also on February, 4, the two shipments of supplies mentioned below arrived in Shanghai.
January 29, 2020
Church Sending Medical Supplies to China
In consequence of President Russell M. Nelson asking longtime friends in China how the Church can help fight coronavirus, the Church (in partnership with Project HOPE) will send to Shanghai 220,000 respirator masks, 870 pairs of protective goggles and more than 6,500 pairs of protective coveralls sent on 79 pallets of protective medical equipment. Read the complete article.
Missionary Precautions Regarding Coronavirus
The Church is closely monitoring the situation with the coronavirus. Information is being sent to mission leaders and missionaries to protect themselves against respiratory illness. Read the full statement.