The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) chapter in Thai Binh province issued on August 02 a notification for the Covid-19 pandemic prevention and control in the new situation.
According to the notification, Chairman of the VBS chapter’s executive committee asked Buddhist executive committees in districts, summer Buddhist retreat venues and heads of Buddhist pagodas in the locality to suspend all Buddhist festivals, summer Buddhist courses and activities with large gatherings.
After the summer Buddhist retreat ending on August 19 (the 1st of the seventh Lunar month), monks and nuns are asked to immediately return to their pagodas, avoiding going out and having contacts with people.
The notification also urged Buddhist pagodas to encourage lay Buddhists to strictly implement the recommendations of the health sector for preventing the Covid-19 pandemic.
The notifiction was issued after the province recorded a positive case with SARS-CoV-2 on August 01.
NL (giacngo.vn)
