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Member of synagogue 'seriously ill' with coronavirus

Shul-goers were told there is no need to self-isolate and activities at the synagogue can continue as normal

March 12, 2020 14:37
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A member of St John’s Wood Synagogue (SJW) has been taken “seriously ill” with coronavirus, an email sent to members announced on Thursday morning.

St John's Wood Synagogue have circulated the statement, which they encouraged recipients to share, announcing “the sad news that one of our members is seriously ill in hospital having contracted coronavirus”.

The member, who was not named, last attended services at the synagogue for Shabbat morning on 29 February and “they have not been on the premises since”.

SJW is a member of the United Synagogue, an umbrella body that represents Orthodox congregations in Britain. The statement said that the US was managing communications with Public Health England on behalf of SJW.