Guidelines to be followed when churches are reopened

The Interfaith Council on Tuesday announced the way forward as far as reopening places of worship is concerned.

Through a statement read by Archbishop Anthony Muheria, the council noted that public places of worship will be reopened in the next few days, tentatively on July 14, 2020, but a number of guidelines have to be adhered to.

• There must be sufficient stations of handwashing with soap or sanitization with alcohol-based sanitizers
• All congregants must wear proper face masks over their mouth and nose throughout the service
• Social distance of 1.5m between all congregants must be observed
• Maximum number of congregants should not exceed 100persons
• Children under the age of 13 and persons over the age of 58 are encouraged to stay at home during the first phases of reopening
• Service should not exceed 60minutes

Further;

• There shall be regular cleaning and disinfection of places of worship
• Care in avoiding all unnecessary contact during worship
• Use of thermal guns
• Collections and other activities that involve passing around items will be rethought

The council noted that reopening places of worship will follow four phases which will depend on the infection trend and spread.

“After due consideration, the Interfaith Council now advises that the places of public worship may be reopened in the next seven days from Tuesday, July 14, 2020.

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“We advise that all the congregations should prepare themselves adequately for this phase,” said Muheria.

The council is set to review and advice accordingly in the next three weeks.