A church door indicating it is closed to its congregants due to Covid-19. A New Jersey government edict prohibited Mass for the masses.

• Contributor: John Van Decker / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: 2BXBT8C
• File size: 57.1 MB (3.4 MB Compressed download)
• Releases: Model - no | Property - no
• Dimensions: 5472 x 3648 px | 46.3 x 30.9 cm | 18.2 x 12.2 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: June 4, 2020
• Location: Cape May, New Jersey, USA

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During the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the State of New Jersey, as well as other states in the US, forbid religious worship inside houses of worship due to concerns about social distancing and possible spread of the virus. The governmental edict met backlash and some suspected that these edicts were particularly prevalent among states run by a left leaning Democrat party.