Mangaluru: Vicar general of Mangaluru diocese, Fr Maxim Noronha, has written a letter to the district DC Dr Rajendra requesting permission to hold religious programmes on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday of this week in the churches of the diocese. He had stated in the letter that there are 124 churches that have observed the Covid guidelines after the relaxation of Covid restrictions.

“We request your permission to hold the programmes with only 50% of the seating capacity in the open, while adhering to social distancing, following Covid guidelines on the following dates: Thursday April 1, Friday April 2, Saturday April 3 and Sunday April 4,” the letter stated.

Dr Rajendra assured to review the order and clarified that there are no restrictions on religious services that are conducted inside the church premises.