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Vietnam Buddhist Sangha orders suspension of festivals, mass gatherings

Facing complex developments from a new COVID-19 outbreak, the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) has requested that its central and local units, training establishments, and places of worship enhance prevention and control measures.
Vietnam Buddhist Sangha orders suspension of festivals, mass gatherings ảnh 1The Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha has demanded suspension of festivals and mass gatherings to curb the spread of COVID-19 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - Facing complexdevelopments from a new COVID-19 outbreak, the Executive Council of the VietnamBuddhist Sangha (VBS) has requested that its central and local units, trainingestablishments, and places of worship enhance prevention and control measures.

In a document sent on July 30, the ExecutiveCouncil’s Standing Board demanded they suspend festivals, ritual ceremonies,and training courses with mass gatherings, while increasing disease preventionmeasures like wearing face masks and frequently washing hands with soap orsanitiser.

The VBS units, training establishments, andplaces of worship were also told to request that monks, nuns, and followerscarry out health declarations, self-quarantine, and monitor their health ifthey have travelled through pandemic-hit areas, strictly comply with localauthorities’ regulations on disease prevention and control, and practice socialdistancing when asked.

On July 27, the VBS Executive Council orderedstronger anti-COVID-19 measures at its units in central Da Nang city and QuangNgai province, the first localities to record community infections after 99straight days of Vietnam being free of such transmissions.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Vietnam now standsat 459, including nine new local infections confirmed in the morning of July30./.
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