MINSK, 30 Jul – RIA Novosti. Cases of infection with coronavirus was detected in three people temporarily closed the monastery in Minsk region, the Church on the territory which was visited by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on Easter, reports Sputnik of Belarus.
At Easter, which the Orthodox celebrated on 19 April, Lukashenka visited the Holy Annunciation Ladinsky the temple, he is in the territory of the monastery of the Annunciation of the blessed virgin Mary in the Small village of Lyady (Minsk region). The press service of the head of state reported earlier that the President was coming to this Church with his youngest son Nikolai. As noted by Sputnik, on 24 April, the monastery was closed, explaining the complex epidemiological situation. However, a spokesman Borisov eparchy of the Belarusian Orthodox Church (BOC) priest Igor Vasko to the question of RIA Novosti, if the monastery is closed because of infection with any of the coronavirus living there, answered in the negative.
“Someone might call it a miracle, someone a happy coincidence, but one of the monks on 23 April came to talk to a doctor friend. The doctor noticed that the monk breathing heavily, and insisted that he go with him to the hospital. There the monk made a test for the coronavirus, he was positive,” says Sputnik.
As explained to the Agency the local priest, father Orestes, the monk feels good, ready to check out, but on the advice of doctors should be in the hospital for about a week.
“the occasional visit of the doctor warned the outbreak in the monastery. The brothers passed the test, and two found coronavirus infection, which took place in the form of light, without any symptoms. They were isolated in separate rooms, communal housing, where they are supervised by doctors. The condition of these inhabitants also do not cause concerns. The remaining test results were negative,” adds Sputnik.
according to the Agency, now the monks are periodically visited by medical workers and measure the level of saturation of blood with oxygen. According to the monks, everything is normal, but we must continue to follow the recommendations of doctors. “Brothers try not to leave the cells. We distributed prayer books and pray. Food spreads. Although this needs no particular, but we do it, so there was no talk. I hope, with God’s help, may 10, will be able to take the parishioners,” said father Orest.
adds Sputnik, according to the priest, before a meeting with the President in many of those who were supposed to be during Easter worship in the temple, took swabs on the coronavirus. The results were negative.
the world health organization on 11 March announced the outbreak of a new coronavirus infection COVID-19 pandemic. According to the latest who data, there have been recorded more than 3 million cases of infection, almost 208 thousand people died.
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