Religious places were closed after the corona outbreak for over 10 months. Now as the things are coming back to the track, Mizoram has decided to reopen place of worship with limited attendees from February. Following the dip in novel coronavirus cases in the state, The state government also decided to reopen schools for students of classes 10 and 12 on January 22.
In a meeting attended by concerned ministers, doctors, churches and civil society groups, the government decided that churches would be opened for worship service on every Saturday at noon for Sabbath followers and on every Sunday at noon for other denominations. Church service would not be held on other days. In Mizoram, normally worship services are held thrice on Sabbaths (Saturday) and Sundays. Churches have been closed in Mizoram since March 22 last year to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
The meeting reviewed the present corona scenario in the state and observed that Covid-19 protocols could be relaxed to some extent as the state’s Covid-19 curve showed a downward trend and that inoculation drive will begin on Saturday. The state's Covid-19 curve showed a downward trend over the last one month between December 15, 2020 and January 14, 2021 during which only 264 cases were reported.
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