Pskov region: in temples they allowed to start worship

In Pskov, from July 3, temples and monasteries for pilgrims and tourists will open, the press service of the local diocese said .

Due to the coronavirus epidemic in the temples, restrictions will be introduced. No more than 10 people can participate in excursions, there should be a distance of 1.5 meters between them. If it cannot be observed, then the guests should wear masks. There can be no more than four groups in the monastery territory at the same time.

If the tour passes indoors, then there can be no more than five people in the group, to observe the distance and wear a mask.

Worships will be held if believers are in masks and at a distance of two meters from each other. In those temples and monasteries where the number of parishioners does not allow us to observe the social distance inside the temples, worships continue to be made in the backward territory in compliance with a social distance of 2 meters.

Temples in the Pskov region were closed on March 31. Prior to this, Metropolitan Porkhovsky Tikhon Shevkunov did not want to stop worship. The position of the Pskov diocese changed after the appeal of Patriarch Kirill and the first death from Koronavirus in Pskov.

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