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Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of Nigeria’s Lagos Archdiocese.

Communion on Tongue, Handshake Suspended in Nigeria’s Lagos Archdiocese Over COVID-19

Mar 1, 2020

Against the backdrop of the confirmed case of coronavirus in the West African nation of Nigeria after a Lagos-based Italian tested positive for COVID-19 virus days after his return to the country’s most populous city from Milan, the Catholic Church has announced some preventive measures including temporary suspension of the Sign of Peace through handshakes and hugs during Mass and the receiving Holy Communion on the tongue.

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