The corresponding document was developed by a working group under Patriarch Kirill to coordinate the activities of church institutions in the context of the spread of coronavirus infection.
“The clergy of the monasteries and parishes, guided by the blessing of His Holiness the Patriarch, are encouraged to call the parishioners to domestic prayer before removing the restrictions imposed by the authorities. This also applies to Holy Week and Easter, ”RIA Novosti quoted the document as saying.
As specified, if the sanitary-epidemiological situation allows the possibility of visiting churches by parishioners or part of them, "a list of specific measures to ensure the safety of clergy and parishioners is attached."
On April 2, the Russian Orthodox Church said that believers need to be prepared for the fact that this year the celebration of Easter may be limited to watching the broadcast of the patriarchal service on television without visiting the church.