UK – PM address to the nation: place of worship closed, no ceremonies excluding funerals

23 March 2020

Full text here: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-address-to-the-nation-on-coronavirus-23-march-2020

Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the nation on coronavirus and some measures concern religious factor:

“To ensure compliance with the Government’s instruction to stay at home, we will immediately:

• close all shops selling non-essential goods,​ including clothing and electronic stores and other premises including libraries, playgrounds and outdoor gyms, and places of worship;
• we will stop all gatherings of more than two people in public – excluding people you live with;
• and we’ll stop all social events​, including weddings, baptisms and other ceremonies, but excluding funerals.“