The recent announcement by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley which stated that places of worship will be reopened from Friday 12 June, has now been advanced by 24 hours to Thursday 11 June.

A release from the Office of the Prime Minister on Sunday said this will allow for nationwide Church celebrations of Corpus Christi which comes on the eve of the originally scheduled reopening date.

These are the guidelines that all religious spaces must follow:

-Religious leaders must ensure there are stringent protocols for sanitation of the spaces.

-Physical distancing must be maintained. Where there are pews, they must be alternated at arms length. (based on the size of the church this would dictate the number allowed)

-All worshippers must wear a mask

-Services can take place for a maximum of one.

-There is no limit on the number of services any one religious body can have, however every service must follow the physical distancing guidelines mentioned above and proper sanitation must be done in between services.