The LDS church reported that 91 of its 588 missionaries currently undergoing training at the Provo Missionary Training Center tested positive for the coronavirus this week.
Only a few who tested positive presented symptoms or reported feeling ill, Penrod noted in the statement., “continues to operate at a reduced capacity,” according to a statement, which noted that there are “ample facilities to isolate those who are negative and quarantine those who are positive.”
Though all arriving missionaries are required to be vaccinated, the church did not immediately return a request for comment Thursday about whether missionaries are required to receive a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine. In the statement, Penrod said additional COVID-19 protocols are now in place for the MTC’s cafeteria and gym, and masks must be worn indoors during all classes, meetings and devotionals. New arriving missionaries also will be required to have a negative COVID-19 test when they report on Wednesdays.
Missionaries will not travel to their assigned missions unless they test negative for COVID-19 or have completed all necessary quarantine periods, Penrod noted.that the Provo MTC would allow about 150 to 250 new missionaries each week, while facilities in Ghana and New Zealand would take about 50 missionaries each.
The church’s 10 MTCs, located everywhere from England to Mexico, shut down in-person classes in spring 2020 as a result of the pandemic. The prospective proselytizers, starting at
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