SINGAPORE - After tighter Covid-19 restrictions were announced last week, Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery called up worshippers who had booked one-hour slots to get them to postpone or cancel their visits.
As with other places of worship, the maximum capacity at the monastery in Bright Hill Road had been reduced to 100 people from Saturday (May 8) to May 30, down from 250.
A spokesman for the monastery told The Straits Times that it was communicating with devotees and the public through its website, social media platforms and electronic newsletter, adding that walk-ins are strictly not allowed .
On Sunday, the monastery - the largest Buddhist temple in Singapore - had staff deployed to ensure that only visitors with prior bookings were allowed in.
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Cinemas, religious organisations to cut capacity to 100 people to avoid pre-event testing requirement
An attendee receives a nose swab as part of a COVID-19 antigen rapid test before a conference held by the Institute of Policy Studies at Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre in Singapore on Jan 25, 2021. (File photo: Reuters/Edgar Su)
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SINGAPORE: Cinema operators as well as mosques and at least two churches plan to limit the number of people at worship services and movie screenings to 100 attendees, in order to meet new COVID-19 requirements and avoid having to implement pre-event testing.