Paris: Two months after the nationwide restrictions on coronavirus were finally announced, public Holy Masses were held yesterday in French Churches. The Council of State, which provides legal advice to the French government, on Monday suggested that freedom of worship should be allowed in Churches. The Council of State noted that banning freedom of worship is illegal. As a result, the government has relaxed lockdown restrictions. Sixty days later, at a public offering, a number of believers came to the shrine with social distance.
The government has also issued guidelines for those who come to the shrines to wear a mask and to keep proper distance during worship. Jewish and Muslim believers in the country will slowly restore public worship in the mosques. France has also allowed visitors from other European countries to enter the country from Sunday. Only after June 15th will those outside Europe enter France.
This restriction was granted to French citizens. The number of people infected with the virus is very low in the country. There are 1665 people in the intensive care unit. Of the 1,82,000 people affected, 28,289 people have died so far. Countries across Europe are preparing to restart public Holy Mass in the event of a virus outbreak. Public worship resumed last week in Italy. In Britain, the proposal to wait until July 4 to open shrines has caused considerable controversy.
