An entire Ukrainian town had to be sealed off after dozens of people including priests were infected with COVID-19 at a famous monastery

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• An entire Ukrainian town had to be sealed off after dozens of people, including priests, were infected with COVID-19 at a famous monastery.
• The town of Pochayiv in western Ukraine is known for the Pochayiv Lavra, one of the largest Orthodox monasteries in Eastern Europe. Thousands of pilgrims visit the site during Easter Holy Week each year. 
• According to the Kyiv Post, the town was shut down on April 21 after more than 90 people contracted COVID-19 at the monastery.
• Places of worship around the world have closed their doors during the pandemic to prevent the spread of disease.
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Ukrainian authorities have sealed off the entire town of Pochayiv in the Ternopil Oblast province of Ukraine after dozens of people, including priests at an Orthodox monastery, contracted COVID-19.

The town is known for the Pochayiv Lavra, one of the largest Orthodox monasteries in Eastern Europe. The town has a population of about 8,000 people, and thousands of Orthodox Christian pilgrims visit the 500-year-old holy site each year during the Easter Holy Week. Orthodox Easter was on April 19.

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