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Ministry orders halt of mass religious gatherings in COVID-19 hotspots

Religious establishments in Hai Duong province’s Chi Linh city and Quang Ninh province’s Dong Trieu township, where many COVID-19 cases were detected in the past few days , must cancel all religious activities with crowded gatherings, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in an official dispatch issued on January 29.
Ministry orders halt of mass religious gatherings in COVID-19 hotspots ảnh 1A rare deserted scene seen at a pagoda (Photo: VNA)(Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Religious establishments in HaiDuong province’s Chi Linh city and Quang Ninh province’s Dong Trieu township,where many COVID-19 cases were detected in the past few days , must cancel allreligious activities with crowded gatherings, the Ministry of Home Affairs saidin an official dispatch issued on January 29.

In a bid to curb the spread of the pandemic, religiousdignitaries, practitioners, and followers have to wear masks and keep adistance of at least 2 metres to each other at religious establishments.

The ministry requested the religious establishments in ChiLinh city and Dong Trieu township to strictly comply with the Prime Minister’s Decree16/CT-TTg on conducting urgent COVID-19 prevention and control measures. Thismeans that they must stay at home for 21 days starting on January 28 and onlyleave their houses when necessary to buy food, medicines, and go to hospital,or in other emergency situations.

Social distancing was imposed in Chi Linh city from 12 pm onJanuary 28, while the town of Dong Trieu is subject to social distancingmeasures from midday on January 29 to midday on February 23./.
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