Milan Cathedral is closed due to coronavirus

Italy is on high alert after the outbreak of coronavirus.The Italian government is preparing to reassess in detail the situation in the next few hours and, in co-operation with Civil Protection Department, to take any new measures to counter the spread of the virus, following the third fatal case.

The municipality of Milan has already announced that the Milan Cathedral will be closed for protective purposes while the liturgies in the city’s Catholic churches will be canceled.

The bishop of Piacenza asked the faithful not to kiss each other as a sign of Christian love at the end of the Sunday Mass and to receive Holy Eucharist in the hand, not on the tongue.

According to many Italian media, the temporary closure of the Vatican museums, one of the largest museums in Europe, is also being examined.

Source: Orthodoxtimes.com