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The small community of the Coptic Orthodox Christians in Iraq have celebrated Christmas amid tight protective measures this year to reduce the risk of the pandemic spreading further.
Guidelines were published
by the church on social medial the day before, while only limited number of worshipers were allowed to Wednesday’s night Mass at the Apostles’ Fathers Church in Baghdad.
Along with Orthodox communities, Coptic Christians worldwide celebrate Christmas on January 7.
A sanitisation booth was set up at the entrance and worshipers had to wear face masks, while only two were allowed to sit on each bench. Sanitisers were placed in every corner along with boxes of face masks.