Mass celebration is suspended until "new order" in the Oise, in accordance with the ban on "collective gatherings" announced in this department by the government on Saturday to limit the spread of the new coronavirus, we learned with the diocese.
"The bishop (of Beauvais, Mgr Jacques Benoit-Gonnin) and the prefect Louis le Franc have spoken, we assume this founded request and we apply it, with the objective of the common good", AFP said. communication from the diocese, which will inform the hundred priests and the twenty deacons who officiate in the 41 parishes of the department. The first Sunday masses were to take place from Saturday at 6 p.m.
Five municipalities in the Oise particularly affected
This decision is in line with the announcements of the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, including the cancellation of all "gatherings of more than 5,000 people" in a closed environment and certain outdoor events, faced with the intensification of the epidemic caused by the new coronavirus. Even stricter measures have been taken for the two main foci of the virus's spread in France, the commune of La Balme-de-Sillingy in Haute-Savoie and the Oise, where "all gatherings will be prohibited until further notice ".
In the five municipalities of Oise particularly affected, Creil, Crépy-en-Valois, Vaumoise, Lamorlaye, Lagny-le-Sec, as well as La Balme, the government recommends "residents to limit their trips" and "if possible to use telework ".