IATF OKs once-a-day church gatherings at 10% of capacity from April 1 to 4

CNN – Published Mar 26, 2021 12:30:58 PM

Metro Manila —  The Inter-Agency Task Force has allowed “once-a-day” religious gatherings, with attendance limited to 10% of seating capacity of churches from April 1 (Holy Thursday) to 4 (Easter Sunday), Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said Friday.

“Kinakailangang sundin ang maximum indoor seating capacity sa lahat ng oras,” Roque said in a briefing.

[Translation: The maximum indoor seating capacity should be followed at all times.]

He said church groups should implement the following measures against COVID-19 during the period:

-No gatherings or conduct of religious activities outside the place of worship

-The use of audio-video screens or public address systems outside the church mass/worship service is being celebrated shall be prohibited

-Live singing, if any, shall be strictly limited while recorded singing is encouraged

Roque urged religious groups to set up a system that would allow devotees to reserve slots for in-person attendance in churches to ensure that capacity limits are complied with.

SOURCE: https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2021/3/26/Religious-gatherings-Holy-Week-2021.html?fbclid#.YF1qwwx3ilg.twitter