RSA: There are no people infected with COVID-19 in Sviatogorsk Lavra
Sviatogorsk Holy Dormition Lavra. Photo: svlavra.church.ua
On May 4, at a press briefing in Kramatorsk, the head of the Department for Strategic Development of Healthcare and Provision of Medicines for the population of the Donetsk RSA, Alexander Pedenko, said that there were no cases of COVID-19 among the monks of the Sviatogorsk Holy Dormition Lavra, reports “Ukrinform”.
“As of today, those people who live in Sviatogorsk Lavra have not applied for medical care in Slaviansk, and no laboratory tests have been conducted. To date, there are no patients exclusively from the residents of the Sviatogorsk Lavra,” said Pedenko.
In addition, according to him, in the city of Sviatogorsk patients with COVID-19 or with the suspected disease are not registered.
As reported earlier, according to Metropolitan Hilarion of Donetsk and Mariupol, the main method of combating the coronavirus is joint prayer.
Read also
Georgian Church Synod to present three candidates for Patriarchal throne
Georgian hierarchs will select candidates for the Patriarchal throne, after which the Extended Council will make the final decision.
Metropolitan Tychikos' lawyers respond to media accusations
The hierarch's lawyers called the television stories targeted harassment.
EU Court: Hungary's law protecting children from LGBT violates legislation
The European Court ruled that Hungary's ban on promoting LGBT ideology among minors contradicts "EU values".
Facts of persecution against UOC included in world's human rights report
The Amnesty International report points to pressure on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and criticism from UN experts.
Pasika activist urges believers to join Uniates if they don't want to go to OCU
Choknadiy called on UOC believers to join the Greek Catholic Church, since they refuse to join the OCU.
OCU “priest” urges SBU to punish local community head for backing UOC faithful
Volodymyr Pedko was outraged that a fallen serviceman was buried by a cleric of the canonical Church and promised to “sort things out” with the local authorities after the holidays.