January 23, 2024 / 02:06 PM
Given the increase in Covid-19 cases, Bishop Jorge Estrada Solórzano, Bishop of the Diocese of Gómez Palacio in the Mexican state of Durango, recommended that priests in his jurisdiction resume preventive measures during Masses, including the use of face masks. .
In a statement shared with ACI Prensa, the prelate expressed his concern about the winter conditions and low temperatures, which “put us at risk of contagion from Covid as has already happened in several states of the republic.”
The Ministry of Health recognized on January 15 that “an increase in the incidence of COVID cases is observed from the beginning of the 2023-2024 winter season.” However, the government agency reported that “thanks to national vaccination, hospital occupancy and deaths remain at minimum numbers.”