REOPENED CHURCHES CLOSE AFTER POSITIVE TESTS FOR COVID-19

Churches in states at the forefront of reopening efforts are closing their doors for a second time. Catoosa Baptist Tabernacle in Ringgold, Ga., and Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Houston have indefinitely cancelled services after members and leaders tested positive for the coronavirus shortly after reopening. Several families at Catoosa Baptist Tabernacle tested positive, despite the church’s caution to space seating six feet apart. Holy Ghost parish’s May 2 reopening happened around the time businesses and restaurants unlocked their doors for patrons. The parish’s 900-seat building downsized the number of churchgoers for Sunday Mass to 179, according to the church. The May 2 service involved two priests who have since tested positive for the coronavirus.