On the evening of Wednesday, December 2, the Ministry of the Interior announced in a press release the proposal for a new gauge following discussions with religions on the issue of the occupation of places of worship in this phase of deconfinement at least until 'on December 15:
"In order to reconcile freedom of worship and sanitary measures, a new gauge of presence in religious buildings has been established"
states the ministry.
It provides, for the organization of ceremonies, to leave two seats free between each person or family entity and to occupy only one row out of two.
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The Ministry of the Interior also announces that
"consultations will continue in the coming days, in order to prepare the evolution of the containment measures from December 15"
.
The Catholic Church, which seized the Council of State at the end of last week to protest against a fixed gauge of 30 people regardless of the surface of the place of worship, and which had won its case, has not yet done so part of his reaction.
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