As houses of worship reopen, health care workers weigh in on the risks of attending religious services while the coronavirus pandemic is ongoing.
, calling it an “injustice” that that “liquor stores and abortion clinics” were open when churches were not.this weekend, some health experts are warning that these comparisons ignore the fact that worship services are substantially different from gatherings that take place in grocery stores and even in restaurants.
that took place in Washington state on March 10, where one sick singer is suspected to have infected 53 people, two of whom died.earlier this month that suggested the spread of COVID-19 during the Washington choir practice was likely “augmented by the act of singing.” “Before COVID-19 and certainly now in this pandemic, people are usually uncomfortable with others in close physical proximity in places such as grocery stores, liquor stores, laundromats, restaurants, and malls,” Ernst told HuffPost. “Church is a place we are more comfortable in close proximity with people who share a common faith.”
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