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Sri Lankan churches suspend services as Covid surges
Third wave of coronavirus infections disrupts religious life in the island nation
Updated: May 03, 2021 09:47 AM GMT
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A Buddhist monk prays during Poya, a religious festival to mark the full moon, at the Kelaniya Temple in the Kelaniya suburb of Colombo on April 26. (Photo: AFP)
Sri Lankan churches have once again halted services, church weddings and Sunday schools due to a third wave of Covid-19 infections.
Universities, schools and pre-schools have closed until further notice. All funerals have been limited to 25 people at a time and arrangements should be made within 24 hours.
Sri Lankan churches halt services as third wave of COVID-19 hits
People line up to receive a dose of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 5, 2021. (CNS photo/Dinuka Liyanawatte, Reuters)
By Catholic News Service • Posted May 3, 2021
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CNS) Sri Lankan churches once again have halted services, church weddings and Sunday schools due to a third wave of COVID-19 infections.
Ucanews.com reported universities, schools and pre-schools have closed until further notice. All funerals have been limited to 25 people in attendance.
A Catholic priest from the Archdiocese of Colombo said doctors were predicting there would soon be a shortage of oxygen in the country, where the number of cases tripled within days.
Sri Lankan churches halt religious services as third wave of COVID-19 hits People line up to receive a dose of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 5, 2021. CNS photo/Dinuka Liyanawatte, Reuters Sri Lankan churches halt religious services as third wave of COVID-19 hits By Catholic News Service May 3, 2021
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka Sri Lankan churches once again have halted services, church weddings and Sunday schools due to a third wave of COVID-19 infections.
Ucanews.com reported universities, schools and pre-schools have closed until further notice. All funerals have been limited to 25 people in attendance.
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