Bhubaneswar (SunstarTV Bureau): On the eve of Good Friday on Friday and by administering a loop look on Covid-19 sharp spike in state, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) imposed certain restrictions on celebration of Good Friday here.
“The regulations on celebration of all kinds of religious festivals & functions issued by Govt of Odisha is fully applicable for BMC area as well. The following additional stipulations on celebrations of #GoodFriday are hereby issued for BMC,” tweeted BMC.
The regulations on celebration of all kinds of religious festivals & functions issued by Govt of Odisha is fully applicable for BMC area as well.
The following additional stipulations on celebrations of #GoodFriday are hereby issued for BMC. pic.twitter.com/jNCaaHdlEp— BMC (@bmcbbsr) April 1, 2021
The following are the issued guidelines by BMC:
- Any kind of congregations for celebration of Good Friday in public is not allowed within BMC area.
- However, usual religious rituals for celebration of Good Friday in churches are allowed with a maximum number of 50 participants at one point of time. However the ceiling of 50 participants is subject to adherence of social distancing protocol of 6 ft among two people.
- In case, the size of the church is such that 50 participants cannot maintain appropriate social distancing among themselves then that many participants are allowed so that they can maintain social distancing of 6 feet. And the number of participants shall not go beyond 50 under any circumstances.
- Church authorities to ensure that the entire participants wear face mask appropriately at all times.
- Church authorities to also ensure that there is provision of hand wash or hand sanitizer for the participants at the entry point.
- Person having SARI/ILI Like symptoms shall not be allowed inside the church.
- Persons aged above 65, persons with comorbidities and children below 10 years of age are advised not to attend such celebrations.
