Ho Chi Minh City Archdiocese’s office has launched a Catholic charity team for supporting to the medical force and disadvantaged people in the city. Up to now, there were 430 clergymen and clergywomen joint the team and many of them have been assigned to serve in field hospitals for Covid-19 treatment.

Catholic volunteers serve in field hospitals for Covid-19 treatment in Ho Chi Minh City

In Dong Nai province, a Bishop professor at Xuan Loc Major Seminary, four priests, and 110 clergymen and clergywomen have been participating with local authorities to support the prevention and control of Covid-19 epidemic in the province.

Besides donating necessities to people in Ho Chi Minh City and epidemic-hit provinces, several dioceses and parishes continued asking parishioners to strictly implement epidemic prevention measures in pastoral activities and religious activities.

Vinh Archdiocese’s office issued on July 20 a formal announcement to normalize Catholic mass and pastoral activities in the new situation. However, inter-parish and deanery-level activities were still suspended, and Sunday Mass needed to be held in community instead of parishes to limit the number of attendees.

The Archdiocese also asked dignitaries and followers to continue strictly implementing the 5K recommendation for Covid-19 prevention, and required those returning from localities imposed with social distancing or having Covid-19 cases to comply the isolation measure and medical declaration.

Announcement No.1421 dated July 20 of Vinh archdiocese’s office

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