Bhubaneswar: In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and its highly contagious new variant Omicron and to protect the health and safety of public, all religious institutions in Bhubaneswar will remain closed for the public from 31st December 2021 to 2nd January 2022, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
“To prevent the spread of COVID-19 and its highly contagious new variant Omicron and to protect the health and safety of public, it has been decided that all religious institutions like temples, mosques, gurudwaras, churches etc. will remain closed for public from 31st December 2021 to 2nd January 2022 within BMC jurisdiction”, the BMC said in an announcement.
However, all rituals will be performed by servitors amid strict adherence to the Covid-19 protocols, it added.